What Would Happen to Metabotropic Signaling in a Cell If

question 42

Multiple Choice

What would happen to metabotropic signaling in a cell if you added GDP-β-s to the cell cytoplasm?

• A) This would irreversibly activate all G protein-coupled metabotropic signaling.
• B) This would irreversibly inhibit all G protein-coupled metabotropic signaling.
• C) This would have no effect on G protein-coupled metabotropic signaling.
• D) This would irreversibly activate G protein-coupled metabotropic signaling mediated by only G_i and G_o.
• E) This would irreversibly inhibit G protein-coupled metabotropic signaling mediated by only G_i and G_o.

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