Some cells release messengers locally and possess cell surface receptors for the same messengers, thus enabling those cells to respond to their own secreted products. This has been implicated in the growth of ceain cancers. The impoant example for this among the following is:

Some cells release messengers locally and possess cell surface receptors for the same messengers, thus enabling those cells to respond to their own secreted products. This mode of transmission is known as autocine signalling. This has been implicated in the growth of ceain cancers. Best example for this is colorectal carcinoma. Ref: Sleisenger and Fordtrans, Edition-9, Page-5.