Intracellular receptor
= Intracellular receptor
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An <intracellular receptor> recognizes a <ligand> inside a <biological cell>, including in the <cytoplasm> or <cell nucleus>. Some <intracellular receptors> regulate <transcription> after binding a membrane-permeable signal; an <intracellular receptor> does not universally imply direct control of <DNA>. See the receptor-location reference under <receptor>.