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A new hormone responsiveness can be conferred on an adenylate cyclase system by coupling it to a foreign hormone receptor. Receptor and enzyme from cells of different species can be compatible with each other.
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Schramm, M., Orly, J., Eimerl, S. et al. Coupling of hormone receptors to adenylate cyclase of different cells by cell fusion. Nature 268, 310–313 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1038/268310a0
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