molecular messaging
nounUK /məˈlɛkjʊlə ˈmɛsɪdʒɪŋ/
US /məˈlɛkjələr ˈmɛsɪdʒɪŋ/
Tiny things in our bodies send little notes to each other to share news.
Cells use molecular messaging to tell each other when to grow.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. The study of how molecules carry information between cells.
She took a course in molecular messaging to understand how hormones work.
3. A system of chemical signals used by organisms to coordinate their activities.
The immune response depends on molecular messaging between white blood cells.
4. The process by which drugs or chemicals affect communication inside the body.
The new medicine works by blocking molecular messaging in cancer cells.