Which Statement About Receptors is False

Question

Which statement about receptors is false ?
A) They are highly selective.
B) They are also called ligands.
C) They are proteins or glycoproteins.
D) They are found inside the cell and on the cell surface.
E) They are activated by binding to a signaling molecule.

Accepted Answer

Receptors are the structures that ligands bind to, not the ligands themselves. Ligands are the signaling molecules that bind to receptors.