Help with Membrane Structure

Practice Questions

GRE Subject Test: Biochemistry, Cell, and Molecular Biology › Help with Membrane Structure

Questions
5
1

Which type of membrane protein spans the entire width of the membrane?

2

Which of the following typically describes molecules that easily diffuse through the plasma membrane (lipid bilayer) of animal cells?

3

What is the name for dense microdomains of the plasma membrane that are enriched in cholesterol and sphingolipids and are centers for signal molecule assembly and receptor trafficking?

4

Dense specialized plasma membrane microdomains that cluster cholesterol, sphingolipids, and protein receptors, and are also sites of receptor trafficking and assembly of signal molecules, are called __________.

5

Many retroviruses, including (human immunodeficiency virus) HIV and other lentiviruses, generally bind what structure on the plasma membrane of vertebrate cells?

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