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Grade 12Zoology

which of the following is responsible for amplification of signal in hormone action
  1. P1P2
  2. INSULIN
  3. IP3
  4. SODIUM

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11 Years agoGrade 12
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11 Years ago
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Correct answer is 3. Ionositol triphosphate (IP3)
Ionositol triphosphate (IP3) is formed by the degradation of phosphatidy ionositol 4,5-biphosphate (P1P2) by the enzyme phosphodiesterase. IP3 acts as interacellular secondary messanger and helps to amplify the hormonal signal by stimulating the release of Ca++from ER target cells.