Explain why the RTK signaling pathway includes the extra complication of having a protein (Ras) that switches between GTP- and GDP-bound states.

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Problem 2VCQ: Figure 9.10 In certain cancers, the GTPase activity of the RAS G-protein is inhibited. This means...
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6. Explain why the RTK signaling pathway includes the extra complication of having a protein (Ras)
that switches between GTP- and GDP-bound states. 

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