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A mutant Gα protein with increased GTPase activity would (A) not bind to GTP (B) not bind to GDP (C) show increased signaling (D) show decreased signaling
A mutant Gα protein with increased GTPase activity would
(A) not bind to GTP
(B) not bind to GDP
(C) show increased signaling
(D) show decreased signaling
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Answer: (D) show decreased signaling
Increased GTPase activity in a Gα protein means it will hydrolyze GTP to GDP more rapidly, leading to decreased signaling because the protein will be in its inactive GDP-bound state more often.
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