In Glucokinase-driven glycolysis

1. ATP/ADP ratio which results in 

2. K⁺ channel opening 

3.  opening of Ca²⁺ channels 

4. secretion of insulin by the b-cells. 

In this way, the action of glucokinase in the b-cells results in glucose uptake.

Choose correct combination of true & false

#Question id: 1502

#Unit 4. Cell Communication and Cell Signaling

The textbook states that cells of patients with adenomatous polyposis coli (APC) “contain a deletion of a small portion of chromosome #5, which was subsequently identified as the site of a tumor-suppressor gene called APC.” In which cells of these patients would you expect to find this chromosomal deletion?

#Question id: 1503

#Unit 4. Cell Communication and Cell Signaling

When the genes responsible for familial breast cancer were sequenced, it was found that the polypeptides they encoded contained a zinc finger motif. What does this suggest to you about the normal functions of the products of these genes?

#Question id: 1504

#Unit 4. Cell Communication and Cell Signaling

Tumor-suppressor genes usually act as .......... genes, and oncogenes usually act as ...........  genes.

#Question id: 1505

#Unit 4. Cell Communication and Cell Signaling

Which of the following types of genes have not been identified as oncogenes?

#Question id: 1506

#Unit 4. Cell Communication and Cell Signaling

An oncogene codes for a growth factor receptor that is constitutively active. Of the following statements about a culture of cells expressing this gene, which would you expect to be true?

#Question id: 1507

#Unit 4. Cell Communication and Cell Signaling

The genes responsible for cancer in RNA and DNA tumor viruses are: