Binding of the ligand to the receptor causes the receptor to change from an inactive conformation (R) to an active conformation (R*). Only the active R* conformation of the receptor can trigger the signal transduction pathway.

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#Unit 4. Cell Communication and Cell Signaling

PD-1 has a structure similar to CTLA-4 and when activated negatively regulates T-cell function by inducing apoptosis of activated T cells. 

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#Unit 13. Methods in Biology

Phase-contrast microscopy generates image in which degree of darkness or brightness of a region of specimen depends on the refractive index of that region.

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#Unit 2. Cellular Organization

All four core histones show a similar type of structure in which three a-helices are connected by two loops. This highly conserved structure is called the histone fold.

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#Unit 4. Cell Communication and Cell Signaling

Smo has seven TM α helices, is a member of the GPCR superfamily, and is related in sequence to the Fz.

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#Unit 4. Cell Communication and Cell Signaling

Chronic granulomatous disease (CGD)- NADPH oxidase mutate