Explore topic-wise MCQs in Protein Engineering.

This section includes 14 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.

What is the DNA sequence that encodes the homeodomain known as?

A. Zinc fingers
B. H-T-H motifs
C. Leucine zippers
D. Homeobox
Answer» E.
2.

Which of the following DNA-binding motif functions as transcriptional regulators, especially during eukaryotic development?

A. Zinc fingers
B. Leucine zippers
C. H-T-H motif
D. Homeodomain
Answer» E.
3.

What are the genes that regulate the development of body patterns called?

A. Developmental genes
B. Growth genes
C. Activator genes
D. Homeotic genes
Answer» E.
4.

The lac repressor has which of the following DNA-binding motifs?

A. Leucine zippers
B. Zinc fingers
C. Homeodomain
D. H-T-H motif
Answer» E.
5.

From the H-T-H motif, only one of the two -helical segments is called the recognition helix.

A. False
B. True
Answer» C.
6.

The H-T-H structure is inherently very stable.

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.
7.

What is the average length of the -helical segments in the H-T-H motif?

A. 13 15 amino acid residues
B. 11 19 amino acid residues
C. 10 15 amino acid residues
D. 7 9 amino acid residues
Answer» E.
8.

What is the average length of the H-T-H motif?

A. 30 amino acid residues
B. 50 amino acid residues
C. 100 amino acid residues
D. 20 amino acid residues
Answer» E.
9.

Which DNA-binding motif has two short helical segments separated by a turn?

A. H-L-H
B. Leucine zipper
C. Zinc fingers
D. H-T-H
Answer» E.
10.

Which among the following is not a DNA-binding motif?

A. H-T-H
B. Zinc fingers
C. Homeodomain
D. Homeobox
Answer» E.
11.

Which of the following is a feature of a lac repressor?

A. It is a dimer
B. It is a trimer
C. It is a monomer
D. It is a tetramer
Answer» E.
12.

Which of the following interactions majorly imparts specificity to most of the protein-DNA contacts?

A. Hydrophobic interaction
B. Covalent interactions
C. Disulfide bonds
D. Hydrogen bonds
Answer» E.
13.

Which of the following proteins have discrete DNA-binding domains?

A. Excretory proteins
B. Plasma membrane proteins
C. Catalytic proteins
D. Regulatory proteins
Answer» E.
14.

Considering the specificity of the protein-DNA interaction in the case of regulatory proteins it can be concluded that there is a particular amino acid-base code.

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.