Pertussis toxin is produced by bordetella pertussis the


Pertussis toxin is produced by Bordetella pertussis, the bacterium that causes whooping cough. Pertussis toxin catalyzes the addition of ADP-ribose (structure below) to Gα, whichprevents Gα from binding to GPCRs thus "locking" it in the GDP-bound state. How would this affect liver cellresponses to epinephrine?

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