The following are true about G proteins:
a. they are first messengers
b. when activated, the alpha subunit exchange GDP for GTP
c. they are transmembrane signal receptor molecules
d. vibrio cholerae secrets an exotoxin which makes G-proteins resistant to inactivation

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when activated, the alpha subunit exchange GDP for GTP

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