Many receptor tyrosine kinase pathways have MAPK as a downstream signaling component. MAPK can phosphorylate target proteins. What type of signaling molecule is MAPK?

A. scaffold
B. second messenger
C. adapter protein
D. enzyme


Answer: D

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