Transport Proteins

Practice Questions

Biochemistry › Transport Proteins

Questions
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1

Which of the following lists these molecules in order of increasing permeability to a lipid bilayer?

2

Which of the following amino acids coordinates the heme ring in hemoglobin?

3

How does an increase in carbon dioxide affect oxygen transport in hemoglobin?

4

Which type of transport does not require a protein?

5

GLUT (glucose transporters) proteins transport glucose from the blood to cells. Which of the following statements about them are true?

I. GLUT proteins are integral membrane proteins.

II . GLUT proteins have their amino and carboxyl termini on the extracellular side of the plasma membrane.

III. Binding of glucose to the transporter protein leads to a conformation change and the transport of glucose to the inner side of the membrane.

IV. GLUT-1, GLUT-3, and GLUT-4 proteins are ubiquitous; GLUT-2 is found in the liver, pancreas and kidney.

6

Which of the following steps list in chronological order, the creation of a transport vesicle from a membrane via clathrin coating?

7

A nonspecific hexagonal structure that functions to allow movement of molecules between adjacent cells is termed a(n) __________.

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