signaling

I. Involved cell-cell interactions

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Interactors
Protein name
Directionality
Classification
1CCL3-CCR5CCL3_HUMAN - CCR5_HUMANLigand-ReceptorSignaling by Chemokines

II. Literature review

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Namesignaling
IDGO_0023052
collection_id

Biological process

Alternative ID

GO:0023046, GO:0044700

Exact synonym

biological signaling, signaling process, signalling

Description

The entirety of a process in which information is transmitted within a biological system. This process begins with an active signal and ends when a cellular response has been triggered.

Related synonym

signalling process, single organism signaling

Comment

Note that a signal is any variable property or parameter that serves to convey information, and may be a physical entity such as a gene product or small molecule, a photon, or a change in state such as movement or voltage change.

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