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GATE 2020 BT – Question 12

Genetics, Cellular and Molecular Biology · Cell Biology: Eukaryotic cell structure, cell cycle and growth control, cell-cell communication, signalling and signal transduction · 1 mark · Multiple choice

Ras protein is a

  1. Trimeric GTPase involved in relaying signal from cell surface to nucleus.
  2. Monomeric GTPase involved in relaying signal from cell surface to nucleus.
  3. Trimeric GTPase involved in regulation of cytoskeleton.
  4. Monomeric GTPase involved in regulation of cytoskeleton.

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Correct answer: (B) Monomeric GTPase involved in relaying signal from cell surface to nucleus.; (D) Monomeric GTPase involved in regulation of cytoskeleton.

Explanation

Classical Ras is a small monomeric GTPase. Its GDP/GTP switch relays receptor signals through pathways such as RAF–MEK–ERK to influence nuclear gene expression, supporting B. Ras-family signalling also intersects cytoskeletal regulation, and the appended official key accepts either B or D. These are alternative single-choice answers, not a requirement to choose both; the original grading is retained.

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