Multiple choice

Which of the following is incorrect about the second messengers of phosphoinositide cascade?

  1. DAG increases the activity of PKC.

  2. DAG activates PKC to form Ca++.

  3. IP3 and DAG have antagonistic effects.

  4. PKC requires Ca++ to become active.

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C Correct answer
Explanation

The effects of IP3 and DAG are similar to activate the second messenger as Ca++ via activating protein kinase C (PKC) in phosphoinositide cascade.