Select the valid statements about cell signalling from the list below. There may be more than one valid statement

A. Steroid hormones usually don't need receptors because they can pass freely through the cell membrane.
B. IP3 can open Ca2+ channels in the membrane of endoplasmic reticulum
C. A decrease in cAMP activates protein kinase A (PKA)
D. GPCRs activate a class of trimeric GTP binding proteins


Ans:
B. IP3 can open Ca2+ channels in the membrane of endoplasmic reticulum
D. GPCRs activate a class of trimeric GTP binding proteins

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