National Cancer Institute Thesaurus

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Preferred Name

Hormone Receptor
Synonyms

Hormone Receptor

hormone receptor
Definitions

Ligand binding proteins that bind signalling molecules external to the cell with high affinity and convert this extracellular event into one or more intracellular signals that alter the behavior of the target cell. The hormone receptor can be cytoplasmic/nuclear, or associated with the cell membrane in the case of receptors whose ligands cannot penetrate the membrane.
ID

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C28154
ALT_DEFINITION

A cell protein that binds a specific hormone. The hormone receptor may be on the surface of the cell or inside the cell. Many changes take place in a cell after a hormone binds to its receptor.
code

C28154
DEFINITION

Ligand binding proteins that bind signalling molecules external to the cell with high affinity and convert this extracellular event into one or more intracellular signals that alter the behavior of the target cell. The hormone receptor can be cytoplasmic/nuclear, or associated with the cell membrane in the case of receptors whose ligands cannot penetrate the membrane.
FULL_SYN

Hormone Receptor

hormone receptor
label

Hormone Receptor
Legacy Concept Name

Hormone_Receptor
Preferred_Name

Hormone Receptor
prefixIRI

Thesaurus:C28154
Semantic_Type

Amino Acid, Peptide, or Protein

Receptor
UMLS_CUI

C0019929
subClassOf

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C18106
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