Drug Targets Flashcards
1
Q
What are the five major categories of drug targets?
A
Membrane receptors Nuclear receptors Ion channels Transport proteins Enzymes
2
Q
What is signal transduction?
What are the components?
A
Process by which cells transmit, receive, and respond to info from their environment and each other
Ligand, receptor, intracellular signaling mechanisms (protein kinases, transcription factors)
