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Q: Suppose a gain-of-function mutation happens in an oncogene. Which of the following changes is likely…

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Q: Phorbol esters have been observed to induce the transcription of AP-1–influenced genes. Explain how…

A: Signal transduction is a process in which signals from the extracellular level enter the…

Q: My PDB code: 3GRS residue point: 66 (LYS) mutation: VAL

A: 3GRD.PDB is the crystallographic structure of GLUTATHIONE REDUCTASE solved at1.54 ANGSTROMS…

Q: A G-protein is active when: OIt is phosphorylated by protein kinase O Ca2+ is bound to it OGTP is…

A: G proteins are a group of proteins that operate as molecular switching devices within the cells,…

Q: How would signaling between two cells e affected by the following mutation: occludes (NA) (obtains…

A: Cell signaling: Cell signaling is a process of communication between two cells using chemical…

Q: Protein Kinase A can phosphorylate different proteins in different cells. Explain the role of AKAP’s…

A: The A-kinase anchor proteins (AKAPs) are a group of structurally diverse proteins, which have the…

Q: The protein Ras O is required for both growth and differentiation of many cells O has one…

A: Ras genes belong to the category called protooncogenes and they regulate various important life…

Q: Explain insulin's signal transduction pathways and trace the pathway of cell signaling from the cell…

A: Insulin is a peptide hormone that is secreted by the b cells in pancreas. It act through a receptor…

Q: Small, monomeric G-proteins differ from trimeric G-proteins in that monomeric G- proteins .. a) are…

A: Receptor tyrosine kinase is a cell surface receptor-mediated by enzyme kinases. Receptor tyrosine…

Q: he following happens when a G-protein-coupled receptor activates a G protein. OThe alpha subunit…

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Q: Predict the eff ect on cell growth of an Sos mutation that decreased its affi nity for Ras.

A: Normally, cells would not divide until signals from other cells induce them. Ligands, a broad…

Q: Some cancers are caused by the overexpression of receptor tyrosine kinases (RTKS). It is known that…

A: Cancer: The abnormal growth of cells resulted from loosing the control on cell division in cell…

Q: A bacterium releases a toxin that binds to and acivates a G protein-coupled recepto in the mamm…

A: Given that, a bacterium releases a toxin that binds to and activates a G protein-coupled receptor…

Q: I. The retinoic acid receptor (RAR) is a transcription factor that is similar to steroid hormone…

A: The retinoic acid receptor is a kind of receptor which can act as transcription receptor. There are…

Q: GEF (guanine nucleotide-exchange factor) and GAP (GTPase activating protein) are two regulating…

A: The signal-transduction protein is a protein that plays a role in signalling. Ras belongs to the…

Q: Mutations in Ras are found in a majority of cancers. Which of these mutations will lead to permanent…

A: - Most of the growth factors utilize RTK mediated RAS-MAPK pathway to stimulate the cell for…

Q: You have recently identified a molecule that you believe to be a ligand associated with a signal…

A: ANSWER;- a) At the outer cell surface Hydrophilic ligands can not transverse membranes, so they must…

Q: Ras proteins are activated when they a. bind GTP. b. release GTP. c. bind GDP. d. undergo…

A: Cells pass through cell cycle under the influence of external or internal signals. External signals…

Q: The use of an SH2 domain binding inhibitor would be predicted to: O Decrease binding of SOS with RAS…

A: In the cellular response, the SRC homology (SH2) 2 domain is considered as the protein, which is…

Q: Why do steroids take relatively long to generate change after they bind to intracellular receptors?…

A: Why do steroids take relatively long to generate change after they bind to intracellular receptors?…

Q: members are GAP proteins G(beta/gamma) complex has higher affinities to GDP-bound alpha-subunit than…

A: The GPCR can now activate a trimeric GTP-binding protein, or G protein (Figure 1). The G protein is…

Q: The glycolytic enzyme pyruvațe kinase is activated by dephosphorylation and inactivated by…

A: Pyruvate kinase It is an important enzyme of glycolysis that aids in the conversion of…

Q: Many amino acids have multiple condons The signal there creation. For example both a G and AAA code…

A: Genetic Codon are the sequence of nucleotide which codes for a specific amino acid during synthesis…

Q: describe the 3 main players in the GTPase cycle (GTPase, GAP, GEF)

A: Nucleic acid is a molecule that carries the information of the cell and expresses that information…

Q: A R145D mutation in CPA would have as compared to the wild type. O increased KM O decreased kcat…

A: Km defines the binding affinity of an enzyme towards a particular substrate. Higher is the Km value…

Q: 30 of 41 Consider a signaling protein that is only made up of one SH2 domain and two SH3 domains.…

A: Introduction SH2 and SH3 domains are tiny protein modules that mediate protein-protein interactions…

Q: In the case of the insulin receptor (IR), the RNA-binding protein RBP described in lecture in muscle…

A: RNA binding proteins bids to mRNA based on structure or sequence and form ribonucleoprotein…

Q: A protein that is regulated by the binding and hydrolysis of GTP will normally be inactive when O…

A: The proteins are known to be regulated by the phosphorylation in which phosphates are added to the…

Q: GTP binding proteins, which act as molecular switches inside cells activate by the GTPase action on…

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Q: ay, an example of a RTK. All of the proteins involved can be in ON/OFF states. Using this cell…

A: NGF of neurotrophic growth factor primarily involves in the growth, survival, proliferation and…

Q: In the normal cycle of Ras activity, when Ras is bound to it is inactive. Activation of Ras involves…

A: Ans- In the normal cycle of RAS activity, when RAS bound to GDP it is inactive. Activation of RAS…

Q: PKA signaling can be turned off through the activation of A. A protein phosphatase B. CAMP O C.A…

A: In biology, to perform everyday functions properly the cells require to communicate with each other.…

Q: In Figure 6-19,a. what do the square/triangular pegs and holesrepresent?b. is the suppressor…

A: Mutation is a permanent change in the genetic material (the genome) of a cell of a live creature or…

Q: Phospholipase C targets the molecule O A. DAG for cleavage into two subunits. O B. PIP2 OC. PKA O D.…

A: Phospholipase is a plasma membrane bound enzyme which is activated by G-protein coupled receptors.…

Q: Protein kinase A (PKA) is Options O Completely inhibited by cyclic AMP O Allosterically activated by…

A: Protein kinase A is a group of enzymes in cell biology that are activated by cyclic AMP levels in…

Q: Which molecule(s) is directly activated by Ras-GTP? A. Gene regulatory proteins B. ERK (MAP kinase)…

A: Ras protein belongs to a class of small GTPase protein, which mainly functions in transmitting…

Q: In the hedgehog signaling pathway, which of the following enters the nucleus to activate…

A: Cell signaling pathways are found in multicellular organisms and they fall under the mechanisms…

Q: Transcription of genes with operons is either inducible or repressible, Select one: O True False In…

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A: Second messengers are specific molecules that transmit the information of a signal from the cell…

Q: G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRS) all have a similar cture nains. When a GPCR binds an…

A: The structure of activated beta-2 adrenergic receptor in complex with Gs confirmed that the Gα binds…

Q: When the inhibitory Ga (Gia) protein is mutated and increases its intrinsic GTPase activity, a)…

A: GPCR is the pathway of cellular signaling, which involves the activation of G protein and result in…

Q: Cyclic-AMP stimulates which of the following? a) PKA b) PKC c) Ras d) RTK

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Q: FasL (in a somatic cell ) interaction with Fas receptor in ( an immune cell) will lead to…

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Q: 7. Put these components of the ERK kinase signal transduction pathway in the correct order EEE EGFR…

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Q: The following cartoon shows the two conformational positions c in a membrane-bound signaling…

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Q: What protein is the target for most or all O the RNA-dependent RNA polymerase O the ORF 8 protein…

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Q: Ras Is a kinase enzyme that can attach a phosphate group to MAPKKK during signal transduction in a…

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Q: In contrast to their similar brain abnormalities,newborn mice deficient in Apaf1 or caspase-9 have…

A: Introduction In multicellular organisms, apoptosis is a type of programmed cell death. Biochemical…

Q: Certain hormones, such as epinephrine, can increase the levels ofcAMP within cells. Let’s suppose…

A: EMSA electrophoretic mobility shift assays is an in-vitro method of analysis.

Q: a change that decreases the rate of hydrolysis of GTP by Ras a change that increases the affinity of…

A: Ras is a protein whose mutation is linked to the cancer. It is in the inactive form when it is GDP…

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