The active responder in the EnvZ signal transduction system is _______ and it _______ the protein _______.
A) OmpR; increases the synthesis of; OmpC
B) phosphorylated OmpR; increases the synthesis of; OmpC
C) OmpR; phosphorylates; OmpC
D) phosphorylated OmpR; phosphorylates; OmpC
E) OmpC; increases the synthesis of; OmpR

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The active responder in the EnvZ signal transduction system is phosphorylated OmpR and it increases the synthesis of OmpC. This is due to the fact that EnvZ acts as a sensor kinase and phosphorylates OmpR, which then acts as a transcription factor to activate the expression of genes such as ompC.

The Active Responder in the EnvZ Signal Transduction System Is