Thryoid stimulating hormone circulates through the blood yet only thyroid cells respond. What membrane is resp?
onsibile for this specifity?
a. phospholipids
b. cell marker proteins
c. cell receptor proteins
The answer is:
c. cell receptor proteins
The TSH receptor, or Thyrotropin receptor, is a gene (and associated protein), and a member of the G-protein coupled receptor superfamily of integral membrane proteins.
The answer is:
c. cell receptor proteins
The TSH receptor, or Thyrotropin receptor, is a gene (and associated protein), and a member of the G-protein coupled receptor superfamily of integral membrane proteins.
References :
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TSH_receptor
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thyroid_stimulating_hormone