receptor (molecule)

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• Receptor antagonist — This article is about the biochemistry term. For other uses, see Antagonist (disambiguation). Antagonists will block the binding of an agonist at a receptor molecule, inhibiting the signal produced by a receptor agonist coupling. A receptor… …   Wikipedia

• Receptor — may refer to:*Sensory receptor, in physiology, any structure which, on receiving environmental stimuli, produces an informative nerve impulse *Receptor (biochemistry), in biochemistry, a protein molecule that receives and responds to a… …   Wikipedia

• Receptor tyrosine kinase — Receptor tyrosine kinases (RTK)s are the high affinity cell surface receptors for many polypeptide growth factors, cytokines and hormones. Of the ninety unique tyrosine kinase genes idenitified in the human genome, 58 encode receptor tyrosine… …   Wikipedia

• Receptor (biochemistry) — For other uses, see Receptor (disambiguation). In biochemistry, a receptor is a molecule found on the surface of a cell, which receives specific chemical signals from neighbouring cells or the wider environment within an organism. These signals… …   Wikipedia

• Receptor — In cell biology, a structure on the surface of a cell (or inside a cell) that selectively receives and binds a specific substance. There are hoards of receptors. There are receptors for insulin, receptors for low density lipoproteins (LDL), etc.… …   Medical dictionary

• receptor — /ri sep teuhr/, n. 1. Physiol. an end organ or a group of end organs of sensory or afferent neurons, specialized to be sensitive to stimulating agents, as touch or heat. 2. Cell Biol. any of various specific protein molecules in surface membranes …   Universalium

• Receptor activated solely by a synthetic ligand — A receptor activated solely by a synthetic ligand (RASSL), permits spatial and temporal control of G protein signaling in vivo. The system utilizes G protein coupled receptors (GPCR) engineered to respond exclusively to synthetic small molecule… …   Wikipedia

• Molecule — The smallest unit of a substance that can exist alone and retain the character of that substance. * * * The smallest possible quantity of a di , tri , or polyatomic substance that retains the chemical properties of the substance. [Mod. L.… …   Medical dictionary

• receptor — noun Date: 1898 receiver: as a. a cell or group of cells that receives stimuli ; sense organ b. a chemical group or molecule (as a protein) on the cell surface or in the cell interior that has an affinity for a specific chemical group, molecule,… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• receptor — In general terms, a membrane bound or membrane enclosed molecule that binds to, or responds to something more mobile (the ligand), with high specificity. Examples: acetylcholine receptor, photoreceptors …   Dictionary of molecular biology

• receptor — re•cep•tor [[t]rɪˈsɛp tər[/t]] n. 1) cbl phl a protein molecule, usu. on the surface of a cell, that is capable of binding to a complementary molecule, as a hormone, antibody, or antigen 2) biochem. cbl a sensory nerve ending or sense organ that… …   From formal English to slang