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1.) cystic fibrosis is caused by a defect in a gated channel protein that normally transports chloride ions(Cl-). the channel protein is located in the cell membranes of epithelia lining the airways, sweat glands and pancreas. the opening of the channel is regulated through the binding of nucleotides to specific regions of the channel. what type of signaling is the channel protein involved in???
 

2.) when curare a south american indian arrow poison, is placed on a completely normal nerve skeletal muscle preparation, the muscle will not contract when the nerve is stimulated, even though acetylcholine is still being released from the nerve. what could explain how curare brings about this affect??
 
any suggestions would help thanks!
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11 years ago Edited: 11 years ago, prism11
2. The acetocholine receptor could be blocked by the curare
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1. Cystic fibrosis is a debilitating disease caused by a defect
in a membrane channel protein that normally transports
chloride ions (Cl-). The protein—called the cystic fibrosis
transmembrane conductance regulator, or CFTR—is
located in epithelia lining the airways, sweat glands, and
pancreas. A channel in the CFTR protein opens when the
nucleotide ATP binds to the protein. In the lungs, this open
channel transports Cl- out of the epithelial cells and into the
airways. In people with cystic fibrosis, CFTR is nonfunctional
or absent. As a result, chloride transport across the
epithelium is impaired, and thickened mucus is the result.
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