A key is placed into a keyhole then turned and the door opens. Which of the following components of cell signaling would best correspond to the keyhole?

A. the hormone
B. the receptor
C. conformational change in the receptor once bound to the hormone
D. signal transduction
E. the cell response


B. the receptor

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