Maren [maren] as a girls' name is of Latin origin, and the meaning of the name Maren is star of the sea. Maren is a variant form of Mary (Latin). Variations.
A(n) _____ is an example of a signal molecule that can bind to an intracellular receptor and thereby cause a gene to be turned on or off.
The insulin receptor's endogenous ligands include insulin, IGF-I and IGF-II. The binding of ligand to the Î±-chains of the IR ectodomain induces structural changes within the receptor leading to autophosphorylation of various tyrosine residues within the intracellular TK domain of the Î²-chain.