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What is the role of PIP3 in insulin signalling?
What is the effect of PKB on glycogen synthase kinase?
What is the role of FOXO1 in insulin signalling?
What is the effect of insulin signalling on glycogen synthesis in skeletal muscle?
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What is the role of SNARE proteins in insulin signalling?
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What is the role of insulin in adipose tissue?
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What is the effect of PKB on glycogen synthase?
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What is the role of insulin in glucose homeostasis?
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What type of transporter is responsible for glucose uptake in the brain and other organs?
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What is the role of AKT in insulin signalling?
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How does insulin signalling regulate gene expression?
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What is the effect of insulin signalling on ageing?
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What is the role of insulin receptors in insulin signalling?
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What is the primary function of insulin signalling in growth control?
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What is the primary function of the phosphorylation of multiple additional sites in the cytosolic parts of the receptors in RTK signaling?
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What is the role of the phosphotyrosine-binding domain in intracellular signaling proteins?
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What is the outcome of the activation of the insulin receptor?
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What is the function of PI3K in the insulin signaling pathway?
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What is the structure of the inactive insulin receptor?
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What is the outcome of the binding of insulin or other agonists to the insulin receptor?
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What is the role of the disordered regions outside the kinase domain in RTK signaling?
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What is the primary effect of second messengers on gene expression?
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What is the primary function of receptor tyrosine kinases?
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What is the effect of ligand binding on receptor tyrosine kinases?
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What is the purpose of phosphotyrosine docking sites?
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What is a characteristic of receptor tyrosine kinases?
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What is the effect of second messengers on post-translational modifications?
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What is the role of receptor tyrosine kinases in development?
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What is the effect of autophosphorylation on receptor tyrosine kinases?
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What is the purpose of diacylglycerol (DAG) in signaling pathways?
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What type of receptors are involved in the insulin signalling pathway?
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What is the primary function of ligands in cellular signalling pathways?
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What is the result of ligand-bound receptors in cellular signalling pathways?
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Which of the following is NOT an example of a ligand?
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What is the primary role of second messengers in cellular signalling pathways?
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In the context of insulin signalling, what is the primary organ responsible for regulating glucose uptake?
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What is the ultimate outcome of signal transduction in cellular signalling pathways?
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