Multiple Choice
Glucagon can induce gene transcription in the liver.How?
A) It is translocated to the nucleus, where it binds to response elements in the regulatory sequences of the genes.
B) It triggers cAMP formation, and cAMP activates genes by binding to the catabolite activator protein.
C) It releases calcium from the ER, which activates protein kinase C in the nucleus.
D) It causes phosphorylation of nuclear transcription factors by protein kinase A.
E) It induces the formation of the second messenger IP3, which activates transcription by binding to nuclear transcription factors.
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