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To determine: The way in which reversible binding of signaling molecule discontinues a cell’s response to a signal and maintains the ability of cell ability of the cell to respond to fresh signals.
Introduction: A signaling molecule is usually a ligand, hormone, pheromone, or a peptide molecule that connects to the receptor and changes its shape, thereby activating specific signal transduction pathway in the target cell. Inactivation mechanism is a process by which the cell ceases its response to a signal that is adhered to the receptor, so that the respective pathway is shut down.
b.
To explain: The way in which GTPase activity of G protein discontinues a cell’s response to a signal and maintains the ability of the cell to respond to fresh signals.
Introduction: G proteins are heterotrimeric proteins coupled to GPCR, G protein-coupled receptor, which spans the plasma membrane.
c.
To explain: The way in which phosphodiesterase discontinues a cell’s response to a signal and maintains the ability of the cell to respond to fresh signals
Introduction: Phosphodiesterases are a family of enzymes that can break the phosphodiester bonds of
d.
To explain: The way in which phosphatase discontinues a cell’s response to a signal and maintains the ability of the cell to respond to fresh signals
Introduction: Phosphatases are enzymes that remove a phosphate group from proteins.
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