Why Can A Signaling Molecule Cause Different Responses In Different Cells?

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Why Can A Signaling Molecule Cause Different Responses In Different Cells?

Different cells have membrane receptors that bind to different sides of the signaling molecule. The transduction process is unique to each cell type; to respond to a signal, different cells require only a similar membrane receptor. Different cells possess different enzymes, which modify the signaling molecule into different molecules after it has arrived. The transduction pathway in cells has a variable length. All of the above are correct.
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The transduction process is unique to each cell type; to respond to a signal, different cells require only a similar membrane receptor.

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