molecular signaling
nounUK /məˈlekjʊlə ˈsɪɡnəlɪŋ/
US /məˈlekjələr ˈsɪɡnəlɪŋ/
The way tiny parts inside living things send messages to each other.
Molecular signaling helps cells talk to each other so the body can work properly.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. The study of how molecules carry information between cells.
She took a course in molecular signaling to understand how hormones work.
3. The process by which a signal outside a cell causes changes inside it.
Molecular signaling lets a growth factor tell a cell to divide.
4. Communication between molecules that controls how genes are turned on or off.
Molecular signaling in the nucleus helps decide which proteins a cell makes.