For instance, β-catenin is involved in cellular adhesion as well as proliferation.  Estrogen can be protective for the heart, but also drive cancer. With how complicated signaling pathways are, why would there be one protein or molecule that can have such different functions?

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Chapter6: Cell Communication
Section6.4: Signal Transduction
Problem 1C: How is an extracellular signal converted to an intracellular signal in signal transduction? Give a...
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For instance, β-catenin is involved in cellular adhesion as well as proliferation.  Estrogen can be protective for the heart, but also drive cancer. With how complicated signaling pathways are, why would there be one protein or molecule that can have such different functions?

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