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This section includes 13 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Protein Engineering knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
1. |
An ideal affinity tag should display an easily controllable binding behavior with sufficient affinity. |
A. | False |
B. | True |
Answer» C. | |
2. |
Strep-tag I can be used at which of the following positions? |
A. | Carboxy or amino-terminal |
B. | Amino-terminal |
C. | In between two protein domains |
D. | Carboxy terminal |
Answer» E. | |
3. |
Which of the following is used in the column regeneration step of Twin-Strep-tag: Strep-Tactin XT purification, that displaces biotin? |
A. | Desthiobiotin |
B. | Buffer |
C. | HABA |
D. | NaOH |
Answer» E. | |
4. |
Which of the following shows the highest binding affinity for Strep-Tactin? |
A. | Biotin |
B. | Strep-tag I |
C. | Strep-tag II |
D. | Twin-strep-tag |
Answer» E. | |
5. |
Which of the following is an engineered streptavidin variant? |
A. | Biotin |
B. | Strep-tag II |
C. | Strep-tag I |
D. | Strep-Tactin |
Answer» E. | |
6. |
Which of the following is used in the column regeneration step of Strep-tag purification, that displaces desthiobiotin? |
A. | Buffer |
B. | Biotin |
C. | NaOH |
D. | HABA |
Answer» E. | |
7. |
The affinity of Strep-tag for streptavidin is very high when it is placed at the amino terminus or in between two protein domains. |
A. | True |
B. | False |
Answer» C. | |
8. |
An ideal affinity tag should interfere with the folding or bioactivity of a recombinant protein. |
A. | True |
B. | False |
Answer» C. | |
9. |
Streptavidin is naturally secreted by which of the following microorganisms? |
A. | <em>Aspergillus niger</em> |
B. | <em>Escherichia coli</em> |
C. | <em>Bacillus anthrax</em> |
D. | <em>Streptomyces avidinii</em> |
Answer» E. | |
10. |
Strep-tag II is sensitive to cellular proteases. |
A. | True |
B. | False |
Answer» C. | |
11. |
Which of the following is a homo-tetramer of 159 amino acids per subunit? |
A. | Biotin |
B. | Flag peptide |
C. | S-tag |
D. | Streptavidin |
Answer» E. | |
12. |
Strep-tag II hampers protein folding or secretion and it usually interferes with protein function. |
A. | True |
B. | False |
Answer» C. | |
13. |
Which of the following is an 8-residue minimal peptide sequence that exhibits intrinsic affinity towards streptavidin and can be fused to recombinant proteins in various combinations? |
A. | Strep-tag I |
B. | S-tag |
C. | Flag peptide |
D. | Strep-tag II |
Answer» E. | |