Question

Which of the following statements regarding membrane protein function is false? Group of answer choices Membrane proteins act as receptors to molecules like hormones. Membrane proteins serve as enzymes. Membrane proteins form junctions between cells. Membrane proteins transfer genetic information to the cytoplasm.

Answer 1

Membrane proteins transfer genetic information to the cytoplasm.

Step-by-step explanation:

Membrane proteins cannot transfer genetic information to the cytoplasm. Genetic information is only in DNA and RNA, and to pass it, RNA has to leave the nucleus and be translated into a protein in the cytoplasm. Once the protein synthesis has finished, the protein may go to the membrane if it has the signal to do it or have a different function. In the membrane, the membrane protein can receive information from other cells and transfer it to the cytoplasm, but never in the shape of genetic information.