Question

Steroid hormones produce their effects in cells by _____.

Answer 1

Answer:

The correct answer will be- binding intracellular receptors and then regulation of specific genes

Explanation:

The hormones produced by the cells act on the cell by a variety of mechanism in which the steroid hormones act on the target cell by binding to the intracellular receptors composed of proteins which allow easy diffusion of the steroid hormones into the cell.

These intracellular receptors act as a transcription factor which acts as either repressors or activators. Thus, this allows the steroid hormones to act as a regulator of the gene expression of the specific genes.

Thus, binding intracellular receptors and then regulation of specific genes is the correct answer.

Answer 2

Binding to intracellular receptors and promoting transcription of specific genes.