the reason some cells respond to the presence of a steroid hormone while others do not is that . view available hint(s)for part c the reason some cells respond to the presence of a steroid hormone while others do not is that . chaperone proteins block the hormone response elements (hres) in some cells the specific hre is present only in certain cells the receptors necessary for regulation differ among cells of various types only certain cells contain the gene that is targeted by a given steroid hormone