Question

Which of the following describes the role of cyclic AMP (cAMP) in hormone response? A. cAMP receives messages from mRNA to begin protein synthesis. B. cAMP opens a pore for steroid hormones to enter the nucleus. C. cAMP are molecules that bind and captures the nonsteroid hormone. D. cAMP receives a message from a nonsteroid hormone and carries the message into the cell.

Answer 1

Answer:

D

Explanation:

Hormones are bigger than the cell pores hence cannot pass through the cell membrane to influence biochemical processes. Therefore, hormones (such as glucagon and insulin) bind onto receptors on the cell membrane, then transmembrane proteins, such as the G-protein, change conformation activating the secondary messengers inside of the cell. Cyclic- AMP is a major secondary messenger  significant in activating protein kinases.