What is the mechanism by which voltage-gated channels open in response to voltage changes? Choose the best answer: (a) Voltage changes cause release of ligand (b) Voltage changes shift the receptor from the inactivated to active state (c) Charged residues in the channel lead to a conformation change (d) Voltage changes lead to increased force from ions attempting to pass through (e) Voltage changes increase ion channel expression I wish to select answer (c), but I am not sure it is the best answer compared with (b) and (d). Thus I wish to seek your expertise advice.

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Cell Signaling

It allows cells to perform various cellular activities, coordinate, and interact with other cells. All cells of an organism receive signals from their environments and respond accordingly. Even the unicellular eukaryotes receive signals secreted by other cells and respond. In the case of yeast, mating takes place by signaling between the yeast cells. Communication by cell signaling in a multicellular organism has become a vast and important part of various fields of biology.