What event is usually responsible for terminating signal transduction by RTKs?

a) degradation of the ligand
b) phosphorylation of the receptor
c) dephosphorylation of the receptor
d) receptor internalization
e) acetylation of the receptor


Ans: d) receptor internalization

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