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Any process specifically pertinent to the functioning of integrated living units: cells, tissues, organs, and organisms. A process is a collection of molecular events with a defined beginning and end. The process whereby an activated receptor conveys information down the signaling pathway, resulting in a change in the function or state of a cell. Any biological process involved in the generation, transmission, reception, or interpretation of a signal. A signal is an entity used to transmit or convey information. The entirety of a process whereby information is transmitted. This process begins with the initiation of the signal and ends when a response has been triggered. Any process that modulates the frequency, rate or extent of a cellular process, any of those that are carried out at the cellular level, but are not necessarily restricted to a single cell. For example, cell communication occurs among more than one cell, but occurs at the cellular level. The process whereby a mechanical signal causes activation of a receptor. The process whereby a diffusible signal causes activation of a receptor. The process whereby a signal is released and/or conveyed from one location to another. The process whereby a light signal causes activation of a receptor. The process whereby a signal causes activation of a receptor, for example, via a conformation change.

View Gene Ontology (GO) Term

GO TERM SUMMARY
Name: initiation of signal transduction
Acc: GO:0023036
Aspect: Biological Process
Desc: The process whereby a signal causes activation of a receptor, for example, via a conformation change.
Synonyms:
  • signal reception
Proteins in PDR annotated with:
   This term: 0
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INTERACTIVE GO GRAPH

GO:0023036 - initiation of signal transduction (interactive image map)
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