Following are the steps of the signal transduction in order from the circulation in the blood to teh alteration of the cell's metabolism.
1. Insulin circulates in the blood.
2. Insulin combines extracellularly with the insulin receptor and stimulates receptor tyrosine kinase.
3. The receptor tyrosine kinase phosphorylates another tyrosine kinase.
4. Proteins, which comprise of a SH2 domain determine the stimulated tyrosine kinase.
5. SH2 comprising proteins are stimulated by the phosphorylated receptor tyrosine kinase.
6. Alteration of cell metabolism takes place.