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How are cells able to respond to signal molecule,that are too large to enter the cytoplasm?

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By the ligand receptors on the surface of the cell membrane. How do transport proteins make it easier for certain molecules to diffuse across a membrane.

the binding of a signaling molecule, or ligand, to its receiving molecule, or receptor.


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