Human Physiology
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ISBN: 9781259864629
Author: Fox, Stuart Ira
Publisher: Mcgraw-hill Education,
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Chapter 10, Problem 38RA
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1. The role of G protein in taste and sight senses.
2. The advantage of the role of G proteins in mediating the effect of a stimulus on the receptor cell.
Introduction:
G protein acts on the molecular switches inside the cell and plays an important role in transmitting signals from the outer environment to the inside of the cell. The name G protein has been given to this class of proteins due to the fact that they exhibit binding with GTP (guanosine triphosphate) and GDP (guanosine diphosphate).
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