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.
An insulin receptor is one example of a receptor that binds to a hormone, particularly insulin. Like the receptors for other protein hormones, the receptor foe insulin is implanted in the plasma membrane.