Assertion: ligand | /r/CapableOf | activate receptor
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text: Full agonist : a ligand that binds to and activates a receptor and triggers a maximal response
text: Not every ligand that binds to a receptor also activates that receptor.
text: Because the expression of a large number of genes is regulated by nuclear receptors, ligands that activate these receptors can have profound effects on the organism.
text: The ligands that bind and activate these receptors include light-sensitive compounds, odors, pheromones, hormones, and neurotransmitters, and vary in size from small molecules to peptides to large proteins.
text: The ligands which bind and activate these receptors include: photosensitive compounds, odors, pheromones, hormones, and neurotransmitters.