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.
Types of Receptor. Receptors as enzymes: These receptors usually span the cell membrane just once, and in response to binding of a ligand, usually increase the phosphorylation of intracellular proteins, for example the tyrosine residues on vital regulatory components (Occasionally, serine or threonine residues are phosphorylated).