Analyzing Hormone Signaling in Cells
The signaling mechanism of steroid hormones differs from that of protein hormones as illustrated below.
In both diagrams: a = hormone, b = cell membrane, c = cytoplasm, d = nucleus, and numbers 1, 2 and 3 refer to the stepwise sequence of each signaling mechanism. Steroid and Lipid Hormones by Doweexist42 (CC BY-SA 3.0)
Question 1
Short answer
Identify TWO differences between protein and steroid hormone signaling.
Question 2
Short answer
Explain how the structure of each type of hormone influences its signaling mechanism.
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