The failure of which type of initial protein in a signal transduction pathway could lead to diabetes (no response to released insulin)?
A) enzyme proteins
B) receptor proteins
C) ion channel proteins
D) carrier proteins
E) glycoproteins

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Receptor proteins bind to insulin and trigger a signaling pathway that leads to the uptake of glucose from the bloodstream into cells. If the receptor proteins are not functioning properly, the signal cannot be transmitted and glucose uptake is impaired, leading to diabetes.

The Failure of Which Type of Initial Protein in a Signal