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16. During the signal transduction process, the signal often triggers a signal transduction cascade. For example, a single activated receptor can activate hundreds of protein A molecules. Each activated protein A molecule activates hundreds of protein B molecules, and so on, until a cellular response occurs. What purpose does this cascade serve

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The cascade amplifies the signal.

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The purpose of the cascade is to transmit a signal to other components in the shortest time possible and do it massively, so when a receptor is activated, this affects a high number of receptors. By doing a cascade reaction, the information travels very fast, achieving the objective quickly, and without a significant loss of energy, in other words, is an efficient method.

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