Signal transduction

{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-005809",
  "term": "Signal transduction",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "The intracellular transfer of information (biological activation/inhibition) through a signal pathway. In each signal transduction system, an activation/inhibition signal from a biologically active molecule (hormone, neurotransmitter) is mediated via the coupling of a receptor/enzyme to a second messenger system or to an ion channel. Signal transduction plays an important role in activating cellular functions, cell differentiation, and cell proliferation.",
  "synonyms": [
    "signal pathways"
  ],
  "subject": "Fields of Study",
  "see_also": [
    "cell communication",
    "G-proteins",
    "elicitors",
    "intracellular signaling peptides and proteins",
    "signal transducing adaptor proteins",
    "cellular microenvironment",
    "signalosome",
    "constitutive photomorphogenesis 9 signalosome",
    "beta catenin",
    "mothers against decapentaplegic homolog proteins",
    "syndecans",
    "programmed cell death",
    "mechanotransduction",
    "target of rapamycin signaling pathways",
    "ethylene signaling pathway",
    "phototransduction",
    "second messengers"
  ],
  "references": [
    "Taken in part from: Medical Subject Headings 2017",
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "transducción de señal"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/signal-transduction/"
}