G-Protein Coupled Receptors (GPCRs)
About the Lecture
The lecture G-Protein Coupled Receptors (GPCRs) by Kevin Ahern, PhD is from the course Hormones and Signal Transduction. It contains the following chapters:
- G-Protein Coupled Receptors
- GPCRs and G-Proteins
- β-adrenergic Receptor Signaling – Creation of the Second Messenger
Included Quiz Questions
Which statement regarding G-protein coupled receptors (GPCRs) is true?
- They have 7 transmembrane domains.
- They bind hormones with their intracellular domain.
- They are rare in the human genome.
- They bind to ATP molecules.
What does the binding of epinephrine by a G-protein coupled receptor (GPCR) do?
- Results in the production of cAMP by adenylate cyclase.
- Causes the α-subunit of a G-protein to become activated with GDP.
- Stimulates the phosphatase activity of protein kinase A.
- Decreases the levels of cAMP.
The beta-adrenergic receptors are classified as which of the following?
- The G-protein coupled receptors.
- The intracellular receptors.
- The second messengers.
- The nuclear messengers.
- The cytoplasmic messengers.
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Author of lecture G-Protein Coupled Receptors (GPCRs)
Kevin Ahern, PhD
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