Lipophilic hormones must interact with which of the following prior to gene activation?
A) membrane receptors.
B) molecular chaperones.
C) hormone response elements.
D) both (a) and (b) above.
E) both (b) and (c) above.

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Lipophilic hormones typically bind to intracellular receptors, which are often associated with molecular chaperones. Once the hormone binds, the receptor-hormone complex can interact with hormone response elements on DNA to activate gene transcription.

Lipophilic Hormones Must Interact with Which of the Following Prior