Imagine that you are walking in the woods for fun and all of a sudden you see amountain lion. Your hair stands up, you begin to
sweat and your heart beataccelerates as you prepare to run away. What fueled the energy for the run? a. The binding of epinephrine to tyrosine kinase receptors and consequent initiation of a response that leads to muscle contraction that allows you to run
b. The activation of a G-protein receptor that leads to the secretion of a protein that makes you run.
c. The binding of epinephrine to a G-protein coupled receptor with the subsequent activation of a nuclear receptor.
d. The initiation of a signaling mechanism that leads to breakdown of glycogen into glucose that can then serve as the fuel for ATP production.
e. All of the above
The correct answer is - D. The initiation of a signaling mechanism that leads to the breakdown of glycogen into glucose that can then serve as the fuel for ATP production.
Explanation:
In challenging or dangerous conditions, the body releases a hormone called Epinephering which is a fight or flight hormone that provides a high amount of energy for the particular action.
Epinephrine hormone binds to beta-adrenergic receptors present on muscles and responsible for the rapid conversion of glycogen to glucose-1-phosphate. The glucose results in condition to rapid synthesis of ATP in muscles and thus helps in muscle actions.
