In nonsense mediated decay  in the addition of multiple lysines to the end of the protein (AAA is the codon for lysine) and stalling of the ribosome at the end of the mRNA. 

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The tighter the binding of a ligand to its receptor,the lower the concentration of ligand needed to achieve binding to 50 percent of the receptors.

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GPCR function as GEFs for heterotrimeric G protein.

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Heterotrimeric G proteins directly bind to and are activated by G protein coupled receptors.

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Switching mechanism of monomeric G proteins 

“On” state, switch I and switch II, are bound to the terminal γ phosphate of GTP with the backbone amide groups of conserved T & G.

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