Help with Protein Degradation

Practice Questions

GRE Subject Test: Biochemistry, Cell, and Molecular Biology › Help with Protein Degradation

Questions
8
1

Proteins are brought to a __________ for degradation after they undergo __________.

2

Which of the following additions to a protein will signal the cell to degrade it?

3

Which of the following answers best describes the sequence of events carried out by enzymes E1, E2, and E3 in the ubiquitin-proteasome pathway?

4

Ubiquitination of a protein is one way to mediate protein degradation, however, ubiquitination is only a signal. What is ultimately responsible for ubiquitin-mediated degradation of a protein?

5

How does ubiquitination of a protein facilitate its degradation?

6

What is the difference between proteolysis and ubiquitin-mediated protein degradation?

7

Which of the following are means of controlling protein concentrations?

8

The ubiquitin-mediated protein degradation process targets proteins to which cellular structure for degradation?

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