Protein Structure and Function — Flashcards

Microtubules grow _____ and collapse quickly (speed)

_____ are a cylindrical structure composed of a helical array of polymerized heterodimers of α and β-tubulin.

In the _____, post-translational O-glycosylation adds sugars onto the amino acids serine and threonine

The _____ of preproinsulin is cleaved while the peptide chains are being assembled, yielding proinsulin

Prion protein is normally expressed in CNS neurons in an _____ conformation, known as PrPc

Dystrophin normally anchors the muscle _____ to the extracellular matrix; primarily in skeletal and cardiac muscle

Formation of lysine-hydroxylysine cross-linkages (collagen synthesis) requires both _____ and the enzyme lysyl oxidase

Each B cell produces light chains that are either _____ or lambda

In the golgi apparatus, peptide sequences are cleaved from the prohormone to form the _____, which is stored in secretory vesicles for later release

The _____ family of hormones is derived from a single precursor, pro-opiomelanocortin (POMC)