You Create a Cell That Has a Mutation in a Receptor

question 11

Multiple Choice

You create a cell that has a mutation in a receptor protein that binds a signaling molecule, which is also produced by the same cell. When you overexpress the signaling molecule produced by this cell, nothing happens. What is defective in this cell?

• A)endocrine signaling
• B)contact-dependent signaling
• C)paracrine signaling
• D)autocrine signaling

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