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Second Messengers

Second messengers

Small intracellular signals that relay and distribute information after many receptors are activated.

Overview

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A can cause a cell to make or release small messenger molecules inside. These help carry the message to other parts of the cell.

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ConceptCell Signalingcan usePathwayGPCR Signalingrelay signal from
All 2 Structured Connections
Cell Signaling · ConceptCAN USE →Second Messengers · Concept
Second Messengers · ConceptRELAY SIGNAL FROM →GPCR Signaling · Pathway

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textbookGeneral Principles of Cell CommunicationMolecular Biology of the Cell · NCBI Bookshelf pathwaySignaling by GPCR (R-HSA-372790)Reactome · Homo sapiens
Research Claims

Second-messenger signals are regulated by synthesis, degradation, buffering, and compartmentalization. Local microdomains can produce distinct outputs from the same messenger species.