signaling molecule
C28869
concept
A signaling molecule is a chemical substance that transmits information between cells by binding to specific receptors and triggering a biological response.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| cytokine | 5 |
| signaling molecule canonical | 3 |
| neurotransmitter | 2 |
| inhibitory neurotransmitter | 1 |
Description generation (CDg)
The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.
Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: signaling molecule
Generated description
A signaling molecule is a chemical substance that transmits information between cells by binding to specific receptors and triggering a biological response.
Instances (9)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| Bruton tyrosine kinase | — |
| IL-17A | cytokine |
| norepinephrine | neurotransmitter |
| GABA | neurotransmitter |
| platelet-derived growth factor | cytokine |
|
vascular endothelial growth factor A
surface form:
Vascular endothelial growth factor A
|
— |
| tumor necrosis factor alpha | cytokine |
| BAFF | cytokine |
| interleukin-4 | cytokine |