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Which of the following best describes the process of signal amplification in a cell signaling pathway?
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10. Cell Signaling
Signal Amplification
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Signal Amplification
- Multiple ChoiceIP3 (inositol trisphosphate) is produced as a result of __________.1388views
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Kinases and phosphatases are essential to the cell because they:
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What role do phosphatases play in signal transduction pathways?
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Phosphorylation cascades are useful signal transduction pathways because they ________.
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- Multiple ChoiceThe molecule cAMP usually directly activates __________.1128views
- Multiple ChoiceA mutation in the active site of adenylyl cyclase that inactivates it would most likely lead to __________.1054views
- Multiple ChoiceThe source of phosphate for a phosphorylation cascade is __________.1382views
- Multiple ChoiceThe general name for an enzyme that transfers phosphate groups from ATP to a protein is __________.1425views
- Multiple ChoiceATPgammaS is a form of ATP that cannot be hydrolyzed by enzymes. If this compound were introduced to cells so that it replaced the normal ATP present in the cell, which of the following would you predict?963views
- Multiple ChoicePhosphorylation __________.1010views
- Multiple ChoiceSecond messengers tend to be water-soluble and small. This accounts for their ability to __________.1459views
- Multiple ChoiceIP3 (inositol trisphosphate) acts by __________.1076views
- Multiple ChoiceDuring the transduction of a signal, one molecule or ion may be closely associated with the activity of another. Which of the following pairs correctly combines two associated molecules?976views