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    G switch (with labels)

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    The G switch allows our bodies to respond rapidly to hormones. G proteins act like relay batons to pass messages from circulating hormones into cells. A hormone (red) encounters a receptor (blue) in the membrane of a cell. Next, a G protein (green) becomes activated and makes contact with the receptor to which the hormone is attached. Finally, the G protein passes the hormone's message to the cell by switching on a cell enzyme (purple) that triggers a response. See image 2536 and 2538 for other versions of this image. Featured in Medicines By Design.
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    Keywordsstructure, protein
    SourceCrabtree + Company
    Date2008-10-16 00:00:00
    Credit LineNational Institute of General Medical Sciences
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    Record TypeIllustration
    Topic Area(s);#Cells;#Molecular Structures;#
    Previous UsesMedicines by Design page 46
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