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These receptors are often transmembrane proteins, meaning they span the cell membrane, with an extracellular domain that binds to the signaling molecule and an intracellular domain that interacts with other proteins to relay the signal. The binding of a ligand, such as a hormone or growth factor, to the extracellular domain causes a conformational change in the receptor. This change activates the intracellular domain, which can then recruit other signaling proteins or directly exhibit enzymatic activity, often involving phosphorylation.

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