Cell Signalling and Transduction
Self-phosphorylation is an excellent mechanism for triggering specific catalytic function of the proteins involved in signal cascades because it

None of these
changes the shape and thus the enzymatic activity of the proteins involved
allows hydrophilic signaling molecules to cross the plasma membrane
makes the receptor more likely to capture the signaling, molecule

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Cell Signalling and Transduction
When a __________ reaches its __________ , there is a specific means of receiving it and acting on the message. This task is the responsibility of specialized proteins called __________ .

kinase; receptor; proteases
signaling molecule; target cell; receptors
signaling molecule; target cell; G proteins
signaling molecule; receptor; G proteins

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Cell Signalling and Transduction
In the signal transduction mechanism known as protein phosphorylation

phosphorylated proteins act with enzymes to trigger the signal cascade
the signaling molecule binds to a surface receptor
receptor kinases play a key role in triggering the signal cascade
All of these

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Cell Signalling and Transduction
Two key organizing principles for large multicellular organisms are

communication between cells and simple nerve reflexes
prokaryotic cell structure and cell specialization
cell specialization and communication between cells
simple nerve reflexes and cell specialization

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A cell is known to respond to a particular signaling molecule. Which of the following must be true of this cell?

It is incapable of signal transduction
It is also the site of production for the signaling molecule
It is in the heart muscle
It contains the receptor for the signaling molecule

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