Water solubility of secondary messengers
Is it true that all small intracellular mediators (second messengers) are water-soluble and pass freely through the cytosol? Why?
I know this is true, but why is it true?
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Well, all of the cytosolic second messengers that I can think of off the top of my head are certainly water-soluble and pass freely through the cytosol, e.g. cyclic AMP, Ca ions, inositol triphosphate, etc.
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The expert examines water solubility of secondary messengers. Water-solubility of passing through cytosol are determined.
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