Explore topic-wise MCQs in Protein Engineering.

This section includes 15 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.

Ras proteins (a GTPase superfamily) are anchored to the plasma membrane by which of the following?

A. GPI anchors
B. Methylation
C. Acylation
D. Prenylation
Answer» E.
2.

Which of the following anchors help in the attachment of proteins to the plasma membrane, specifically on the cytosolic leaflet?

A. GPI anchors
B. Acylation and GPI anchors
C. Prenylation and GPI anchors
D. Acylation and prenylation
Answer» E.
3.

GPI anchors are glycolipids.

A. False
B. True
Answer» C.
4.

Which of the following is not a lipid-anchored protein?

A. Ras proteins
B. Thy-1
C. PLAP
D. Glycophorin
Answer» E.
5.

A group of cytosolic proteins is anchored to the membrane by a hydrocarbon chain. This hydrocarbon chain is attached to which amino acid residue?

A. Lysine
B. Tyrosine
C. Alanine
D. Cysteine
Answer» E.
6.

Some specialized proteins with distinctive covalently attached polysaccharides called proteoglycans are bound to the exoplasmic face of the plasma membrane by which of the following?

A. Fatty acyl groups
B. Prenyl groups
C. Methyl groups
D. GPI anchors
Answer» E.
7.

What is the modification in which a hydrocarbon chain is attached to an amino acid residue on a protein which helps it anchor onto the plasma membrane?

A. Ubiquitination
B. Acetylation
C. Methylation
D. Prenylation
Answer» E.
8.

Which of the following is necessary and sufficient for the binding of proteins to the membrane?

A. N-terminal methionine
B. Hydrophobic amino acid residues
C. Several sugar groups
D. GPI anchors
Answer» E.
9.

Which of the following fatty acyl groups can be covalently attached to a protein so that it can get anchored to the plasma membrane?

A. Acyl carnitine
B. Stearic acid
C. Linoleic acid
D. Palmitate
Answer» E.
10.

Which of the following process is not associated with lipid-anchored proteins?

A. Acylation
B. Prenylation
C. GPI anchor linking
D. Methylation
Answer» E.
11.

The lipid anchors used to anchor proteins to the cytosolic face are not used for the exoplasmic face, and vice versa.

A. False
B. True
Answer» C.
12.

A group of cytosolic proteins is anchored to the cytoplasmic face of a membrane by a fatty acyl group attached to an amino acid at the N-terminal. Which of the following is that amino acid?

A. Tryptophan
B. Alanine
C. Methionine
D. Glycine
Answer» E.
13.

Which class of proteins is shown in the figure below?

A. Cytosolic proteins
B. Peripheral membrane proteins
C. Integral membrane proteins
D. Lipid-anchored proteins
Answer» E.
14.

The polypeptide chain of lipid anchored proteins itself enter the phospholipid bilayer.

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.
15.

Which of the following proteins are bound covalently to one or more lipid molecules in the plasma membrane?

A. Peripheral membrane proteins
B. Cytosolic proteins
C. Intrinsic proteins
D. Lipid-anchored proteins
Answer» E.