What Are Scaffolding Proteins

question 44

Multiple Choice

What are scaffolding proteins?

• A) microtubule arrays that allow lipid-soluble hormones to get from the cell membrane to the nuclear pores
• B) large molecules to which several relay proteins attach to facilitate cascade effects
• C) relay proteins that orient receptors and their ligands in appropriate directions to facilitate complex formation
• D) proteins that enter the nucleus of a cell to regulate transcription

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