A typical cell communicates through chemical signals. These chemical signals, which generally are proteins or other molecules are particularly secreted from the cell and released into the extracellular space. There, they can float over to neighboring cells and transmitmessages.
Cell to cell signaling involves the transmission of a signal from one cell to another cell. However, not all sending and receiving cells are immediate neighbours, nor do all cell pairs exchange signals in the same fashion.
There are four categories of chemical signaling found in multicellular organisms: paracrine signaling, autocrine signaling, endocrine signaling, and direct contact signaling. The main difference between these is the distance that the signal travels through the organism to reach the target cell.
Cell Signalling journal publishes original research explaining fundamental and clinical innovations regarding the functioning, actions and physical properties of cell signalling systems in vitro as well as in vivo.
It aims at full length research papers elaborating signalling systems varying from microorganisms to cells, tissues and higher organisms.
It strives to offer a fair and fast peer-review process with a single revision.