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.

Which of the following is a feature of DNA-binding sites for regulatory proteins?

A. Cytosine rich sequence
B. Guanine rich sequence
C. C<sub>p</sub>G repeats
D. Palindromic sequence
Answer» E.
2.

What is the approximate length of DNA-binding domains of regulatory proteins?

A. 100-500 amino acid residues
B. 50-60 amino acid residues
C. 5-10 amino acid residues
D. 60-90 amino acid residues
Answer» E.
3.

The side chains of which amino acid residues are not hydrogen-bonded to bases in the DNA?

A. Gln residue
B. Lys residue
C. Glu residue
D. Ala residue
Answer» E.
4.

Most regulatory proteins have discrete DNA-binding domains, which contain one or more relatively small groups. What are these groups called?

A. Excretory motifs
B. Regulatory motifs
C. Catalytic motifs
D. Structural motifs
Answer» E.
5.

Zinc fingers do not have a role in which of the following processes?

A. Transcriptional regulation
B. Ubiquitin-mediated protein degradation
C. Signal transduction
D. Cellular transport
Answer» E.
6.

Zinc fingers are not able to interact with which of the following?

A. DNA
B. RNA
C. Poly-ADP-ribose
D. ATP
Answer» E.
7.

Which of the following is not true for zinc fingers?

A. It contains a beta-sheet domain
B. It contains an alpha-helix domain
C. It contains Zn<sup>+2</sup> ion
D. It contains Ca<sup>+2</sup> ion
Answer» E.
8.

Zinc fingers in found in many eukaryotic DNA-binding motifs.

A. False
B. True
Answer» C.
9.

Zinc fingers can also function as which of the following?

A. Lipid-binding motif
B. Carbohydrate-binding motif
C. Ribosome-binding motif
D. RNA-binding motif
Answer» E.
10.

The interaction of a single zinc finger with DNA is typically very strong.

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.
11.

What is the average length of the elongated loop in zinc fingers?

A. 20 amino acid residues
B. 10 amino acid residues
C. 40 amino acid residues
D. 30 amino acid residues
Answer» E.
12.

Zn+2 ions in zinc fingers are coordinated to which amino acid residues?

A. 2 Met and 2 Cys
B. 4 Val or 2 Met and 2 Cys
C. 2 Ala and 2 Gly
D. 4 Cys or 2 Cys and 2 His
Answer» E.
13.

The positively charged Zn+2 ion in the zinc finger interacts directly with the negatively charged phosphate in DNA.

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.
14.

Which among the following motifs contain a positively charged ion?

A. Leucine zippers
B. H-T-H motif
C. Homeobox
D. Zinc fingers
Answer» E.
15.

Regulatory proteins have only protein-DNA interacting domains.

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.