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Which of the following statements about receptor tyrosine kinases (RTKs) is true? Please consider only normal/unmutated RTKs. (Select all that apply.)

a. RTKs are active as monomers.

b. RTKs undergoes a conformational change when they bind their signal protein. This can unveil molecular complementarity that allows an RTK to dimerize.

c. Dimerized RTKs phosphorylate one another. Phosphorylated RTKs gain molecular complementarity for additional signaling proteins.

d. Phosphate groups can be removed from proteins by a kinase. Thus, kinases can inactivate phosphorylated RTKs.



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b and c are True. A and d are false. because :- ??RTK are inactive in monomer form. ?? In the absence of extracellular signals, most RTKs exist as monomers in which the internal kinase domain is inactive. Binding of ligands brings 2 monomers together
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