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This section includes 12 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. |
Which of the following amino acid is most commonly phosphorylated in prokaryotes and plants? |
A. | Alanine |
B. | Lysine |
C. | Glycine |
D. | Histidine |
Answer» E. | |
2. |
Which of the following pathway targets lysosomal enzymes to lysosomes? |
A. | CMP pathway |
B. | EMP pathway |
C. | G6P pathway |
D. | M6P pathway |
Answer» E. | |
3. |
What is the process in which glutamine is converted to glutamic acid or pyroglutamic acid? |
A. | Acetylation |
B. | Methylation |
C. | Hydroxylation |
D. | Deamidation |
Answer» E. | |
4. |
Proteolysis is critical to all of the processes listed below except which? |
A. | Apoptosis |
B. | Antigen processing |
C. | Cell signaling |
D. | Cell growth |
Answer» E. | |
5. |
Which of the following is a method to target proteins to membranes in organelles, vesicles, and plasma membrane? |
A. | Methylation |
B. | Glycosylation |
C. | Phosphorylation |
D. | Lipidation |
Answer» E. | |
6. |
Which of the following is a donor of the methyl group in methylation of proteins? |
A. | Methionine |
B. | Methane |
C. | O-adenosyl methionine |
D. | S-adenosyl methionine |
Answer» E. | |
7. |
Which of the following is a well-known mechanism of epigenetic regulation? |
A. | S-nitrosylation |
B. | Phosphorylation |
C. | N-glycosylation |
D. | Methylation |
Answer» E. | |
8. |
Which of the following post-translational modification aids in converting hydrophobic or lipophilic compounds into hydrophilic compounds? |
A. | Glycosylation |
B. | Methylation |
C. | Ubiquitination |
D. | Hydroxylation |
Answer» E. | |
9. |
S-adenosyl methionine (SAM) is suggested to be the most used substrate in enzymatic reactions. |
A. | True |
B. | False |
Answer» C. | |
10. |
S-nitrosylation is an irreversible reaction. |
A. | True |
B. | False |
Answer» C. | |
11. |
Ubiquitination plays a crucial role in the degradation of proteins. |
A. | False |
B. | True |
Answer» C. | |
12. |
Ubiquitin is 8-kDa polypeptide consisting of how many amino acids? |
A. | 77 amino acids |
B. | 67 amino acids |
C. | 66 amino acids |
D. | 76 amino acids |
Answer» E. | |