Assertion: endocrine system's hormone | /r/HasProperty | lipid-soluble
Facets:
value: depending on their biochemical structure
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: Amino acid–based hormones (amines and peptide or protein hormones) are water-soluble and act on the surface of target cells via signal transduction pathways; steroid hormones, being lipid-soluble, move through the plasma membranes of target cells to act within their nuclei.
text: Hormones are either lipid-soluble or lipid-insoluble, depending on their biochemical structure.
text: Being lipid-soluble molecules, the steroid hormones can diffuse through plasma membranes of their target cells; once inside, the steroid hormone enters the nucleus and binds to a specific receptor protein there; then, the hormone-receptor complex binds to specific sites on the cell’s DNA, activating certain genes to transcribe messenger RNA; the mRNA then is translated in the cytoplasm, resulting in the synthesis of new proteins.
text: Hormones are either lipid-soluble or lipid-insoluble, depending on their biochemical structure.
text: Those hormones which are lipid-insoluble are unable to penetrate through the plasma membrane and function with their target cells in a much different and complex manner.