You Conduct an Experiment in Which You Inactivate Ras Proteins

question 68

Multiple Choice

You conduct an experiment in which you inactivate Ras proteins in fibroblast cells.Which of the following is the most immediate consequence of this procedure?

• A) The fibroblasts synthesized excess G protein.
• B) The fibroblasts synthesized excess DAG.
• C) The fibroblasts no longer responded to calmodulin.
• D) The fibroblases no longer synthesized DNA in response to growth factors.
• E) The fibroblasts divided uncontrollably.

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