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ISBN: 9781259188138
Author: Peter H Raven, George B Johnson Professor, Kenneth A. Mason Dr. Ph.D., Jonathan Losos Dr., Susan Singer
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 9, Problem 8U
Which of the following best describes the immediate effect of ligand binding to a G protein–coupled receptor?
The G protein trimer releases a GDP and binds a GTP.
The G protein trimer dissociates from the receptor.
The G protein trimer interacts with an effector protein.
The α subunit of the G protein becomes phosphorylated.
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