However, it is a known DNA mutagen, and this in turn could lead to carcinogenic effects. Acrolein has also been been linked with heart disease as a contributor, and is one of the most abundant chemicals in cigarette smoke.
1 Steroid hormones pass through the cell membrane of the target cell. 2  The steroid hormone binds with a specific receptor in the cytoplasm. 3  The receptor bound steroid hormone travels into the nucleus and binds to another specific receptor on the chromatin.teroid hormones cause changes within a cell by first passing through the cell membrane of the target cell. Steroid hormones, unlike non-steroid hormones, can do this because they are fat-soluble.
The protein hormones do not enter the cell, but bind to receptors in the cell membrane and mediate gene expression through intermediate molecules. Steroids, though actually enter the cell and interact with steroid receptor proteins to control gene expression.Glucocorticoid is one type of steroid whose method of controlling gene expression has been determined. The steroid interacts with a receptor protein, and this interaction serves two function.First, binding stimulates the release of the protein Hsp90 that is bound to the receptor protein. When Hsp90 is bound to the receptor protein, gene expression is not activated.he steroid interacts with a receptor protein, and this interaction serves two function. First, binding stimulates the release of the protein Hsp90 that is bound to the receptor protein. When Hsp90 is bound to the receptor protein, gene expression is not activated.