Question

Would the epinephrine G-protein pathway be relevant to a diabetic experiencing a problem with inactivating the G-protein? Explain.

a. No, this does not present a problem since epinephrine will be deactivated once the blood sugar reaches a certain level.

b. Yes, this would be a relevant issue since the response to the chemical messenger epinephrine would carry its message inside the cell and result in breaking glycogen     down into glucose which would keep increasing the blood sugar level of the blood and therefore create a problem of controlling the sugar level for the diabetic.

c. Yes, this would be a relevant issue since the response to the chemical messenger epinephrine would communicate its message inside the cell and create a second messenger cAMP. This would result in breaking glycogen down into glucose which would keep increasing the blood sugar level of the blood and therefore creating a problem of controlling the sugar level for the diabetic.

Answer 1

Would the epinephrine G-protein pathway be relevant to a diabetic experiencing a problem with inactivating the G-protein? Explain.

c. Yes, this would be a relevant issue since the response to the chemical messenger epinephrine would communicate its message inside the cell and create a second messenger cAMP. This would result in breaking glycogen down into glucose which would keep increasing the blood sugar level of the blood and therefore creating a problem of controlling the sugar level for the diabetic.