Highly conserved SH2 domains in various proteins play a role in coordinating their activities by

a) Preventing degradation of the proteins by the proteasome
b) Functioning as sites of phosphorylation on the protein
c) Serving as kinase domains that act on other proteins
d) Bringing different proteins close together to favor certain signaling events


Answer: d) Bringing different proteins close together to favor certain signaling events

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