Chapter 17, Problem 4CT

Summary Introduction

To analyze:

The effect of change in the structure of a subunit of G protein that prevents it from binding to GTP.

Introduction:

The eukaryotes have a special type of transmembrane receptors that are present in the plasma membrane. These are signaling molecules that interact with a particular type of proteins called G-proteins based on their binding ability with the nucleotide guanosine triphosphate and guanosine diphosphate, GTP and GDP respectively.