A scientist finds that infusion of growth hormone into the median eminence of the hypothalamus in experimental animals inhibits the secretion of growth hormone and concludes that this proves that growth hormone feeds back to inhibit GHRH secretion. Do you accept this conclusion?

#Question id: 1403

#Unit 4. Cell Communication and Cell Signaling

Tumor-suppressor genes encode proteins with which of the following functions?

a. growth-promoting               b. growth-arresting                  c. pro-apoptotic

d. anti-apoptotic                      e. DNA repair

#Question id: 1404

#Unit 4. Cell Communication and Cell Signaling

Which of the following are transcription factors?

#Question id: 1405

#Unit 4. Cell Communication and Cell Signaling

A gain-of-function mutation in which of the following would have the same effect as a gain-of-function mutation in Ras?

#Question id: 1406

#Unit 4. Cell Communication and Cell Signaling

Which of the following is a consequence of p53 stabilization?

a. stabilization of Cdc25A      b. activation of ATM                c. blocked apoptosis

d. transcription of p21                        e. DNA repair

#Question id: 1407

#Unit 4. Cell Communication and Cell Signaling

Which of the following is pro-apoptotic?

a. Bax              b. Bcl-2                       c. p53              d. protein kinase B      e. PTEN

#Question id: 1408

#Unit 4. Cell Communication and Cell Signaling

Human papilloma virus encodes proteins that inhibit the function of

a. Bcl-2.           b. Myc.                        c. p53.             d. PDGF receptor.      e. Rb.