the plasma membrane has receptors for many different ligands. list 3 specific membrane receptors
1. name of receptor, ligand
2. name of receptor, ligand
3. name of receptor, ligand
The plasma membrane is composed of phospholipids and proteins. It is a lipid bilayer and exhibits semi-permeability. It is predominantly hydrophobic in nature. Hence all polar molecules cannot cross the membrane on their own. There are several receptors on the membrane for various signaling molecules.
Plants:
GID is a receptor of Gibberellic acid.
AHK is a receptor of Cytokinins
PYL is a receptor of Abscisic acid
Animals:
Insulin receptor
VEGF receptor
Frizzled is a receptor for WNT ligand
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