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the primary function of kinases in signal transduction is to...
o inactivate relay molecule to turn off signal transduction.
o regulate gene expression by serving as a transcription factor.
o inactivate second messengers such as camp.
o activate protein kinases or other relay molecules in a series.
Kinases are enzymes that add phosphate groups to other proteins or molecules. In signal - transduction pathways, they typically activate protein kinases or other relay molecules in a series through phosphorylation, which helps in propagating the signal. They do not primarily inactivate relay molecules to turn off signal transduction, nor do they mainly serve as transcription factors to regulate gene expression or inactivate second - messengers such as cAMP.
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activate protein kinases or other relay molecules in a series.