Cell Communications

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a hormone?
Released by specialized cells
Act as second messengers
Dispersed via the bloodstream
Can pass through all membranes
Why can steroid hormones last for a long time in the bloodstream?
They have strong bonds with carrier proteins
Steroid hormones degrade more slowly than non steroid hormones
The body is slower to metabolize steroid hormones
Steroid hormones are lipids
In cell signaling, how is the flow of specific ions regulated?
Opening and closing of ligand-gated ion channels
Transduction
Endocytosis
Cytoskeleton rearrangement
The binding between a signal molecule and a receptor is called a:
Kinase
Ligand
Receptor
Protein channel
Synaptic signaling involves which of the following:
Endocrine signals
Paracrine signals
Neurotransmitters
Autocrine signals
In the cAMP pathway, the G protein stimulates:
Phospholipase C
Adenylyl cyclase
The Endoplasmic Reticulum
Calmodulin
In most cases, protein kinases do which of the following:
Hydrolyze proteins
Polymerize amino acids
Stimulate adenylyl cyclase
Add phosphate groups to proteins
Which of the following are not involved in enzyme activation?
A-kinase
P nucleic acid
CAMP
G protein
________ is a common second messenger:
CAMP
CGTP
CRNA
CATP
Hormones are relatively long lived signals that travel throughout the body. This type of signaling is called:
Paracrine signaling
Autocrine signaling
Endocrine signaling
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