Sentence examples for a second messenger from inspiring English sources

cAMP serves as a second messenger in virtually all organisms.

A second messenger held by the "Π-style" assembly is released downward along the hydrowire.

Calcium also serves as a second messenger to control acrosome reaction and sperm motility.

Normally, a second messenger molecule called cyclic-AMP (cAMP) activates the enzymes that break down the fat molecules.

Some extracellular chemical signals enter the cell intact, still bound to the receptor, without generating a second messenger.

Raucher, D. et al. Phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate functions as a second messenger that regulates cytoskeleton-plasma membrane adhesion.

However, free cytosolic Ca2+ may also act as a second messenger and activate many cytosolic proteins involved in apoptotic pathways64.

Calcium as a second messenger is known to play a crucial role in stimulus - response coupling for many plant cellular signaling pathways.

Mechanistically, DAG is a second messenger that activates members of the protein kinase C (PKC) family.

Being a pleiotropic gasotransmitter, CO may be a second messenger for garlic's other physiological effects.

IP3 is a second messenger molecule that binds to IP3 receptors (IP3R) located on the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) membrane [37].