Dominant Mutant Forms of IFNγR1 Exhibit All of the Following

question 42

Multiple Choice

Dominant mutant forms of IFNγR1 exhibit all of the following in heterozygotes except _____.

• A)they are recycled by endocytosis more quickly than the normal receptor
• B)the cytoplasmic tail is truncated
• C)they are able to form stable dimers with the normal form
• D)they cause less severe immunodeficiency than do the homozygous recessive forms
• E)they are unable to transduce signals when bound to the normal form.

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