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Signaling vs Coreceptor - What's the difference?

signaling | coreceptor |

As nouns the difference between signaling and coreceptor

is that signaling is (biochemistry) the sending of a biochemical signal while coreceptor is (molecular biology) a cell surface receptor that binds a signaling molecule in addition to a primary receptor in order to facilitate ligand recognition and initiate a biological process, such as entry of a pathogen into a host cell.

As a verb signaling

is .

signaling

English

(wikipedia signaling)

Alternative forms

* signalling (UK)

Verb

(head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • (biochemistry) The sending of a biochemical signal

    • coreceptor

    English

    Alternative forms

    *co-receptor

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (molecular biology) A cell surface receptor that binds a signaling molecule in addition to a primary receptor in order to facilitate ligand recognition and initiate a biological process, such as entry of a pathogen into a host cell

    • See also

    *(wikipedia "coreceptor")