What is the cell's likely response to ligand binding to a steroid receptor located in the nucleus?
A)a change in gene expression
B)activation of a kinase
C)initiation of a signal transduction pathway
D)change in ion transport

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Steroid receptors are transcription factors that bind to DNA in the nucleus and regulate gene expression. Therefore, the most likely cellular response to ligand binding to a steroid receptor located in the nucleus is a change in gene expression. The other choices are not associated with nuclear receptors.

What Is the Cell's Likely Response to Ligand Binding to a Steroid