National Cancer Institute Thesaurus

Last uploaded: February 23, 2024
Preferred Name

Intracellular Second Messenger
Synonyms

Intracellular Second Messenger

Second Messengers of Signal Transduction

Definitions

A non-proteinaceous signaling molecule that is generated by intracellular enzymes that respond to the binding of extracellular ligands to cell surface receptors. These compounds serve as intermediate signals for a diverse set of cellular processes.

ID

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C1903

code

C1903

DEFINITION

A non-proteinaceous signaling molecule that is generated by intracellular enzymes that respond to the binding of extracellular ligands to cell surface receptors. These compounds serve as intermediate signals for a diverse set of cellular processes.

FULL_SYN

Intracellular Second Messenger

Second Messengers of Signal Transduction

label

Intracellular Second Messenger

Legacy Concept Name

Intracellular_Second_Messenger

NCI_META_CUI

CL448274

Preferred_Name

Intracellular Second Messenger

prefixIRI

Thesaurus:C1903

Semantic_Type

Chemical Viewed Functionally

subClassOf

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C1929

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