Heterotrimeric G proteins in C. elegans
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Heterotrimeric G proteins in C. elegans.
Heterotrimeric G proteins, composed of alpha, beta, and gamma subunits, are able to transduce signals from membrane receptors to a wide variety of intracellular effectors. In this role, G proteins effectively function as dimers since the signal is communicated either by the G alpha subunit or the stable G betagamma complex. When inactive, G alpha-GDP associates with G betagamma and the cytoplas...
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عنوان ژورنال: WormBook
سال: 2006
ISSN: 1551-8507
DOI: 10.1895/wormbook.1.75.1