During the protoplast fusion which technique is most commonly used as it induces reproducible high frequency fusion accompanied with low toxicity to most cell types?

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#Question id: 2252

#Unit 2. Cellular Organization

The generation and maintenance of a membrane electric potential requires which of the following:

a. active pumping of ions       

b. ion-specific membrane channel proteins

c. ATP                                    

d. a generally permeable membrane

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#Question id: 2253

#Unit 2. Cellular Organization

Match the following lipid linked proteins (column I) with their function (Column II).

Column I	Column II
A. prenylated proteins	i. These proteins are located in a number of subcellular compartments, including the cytosol, the endoplasmic reticulum, the inner face of the plasma membrane, and the nucleus.
B. fatty acylated proteins	ii. The core structure of these proteins consists of phosphatidylinositol glycosidically linked to a linear tetrasaccharide composed of three mannose residues and one glucosaminyl residue.
C. glycosylphosphatidylinositol-linked proteins	iii. The proteins that have covalently attached lipids that are built from isoprene units

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#Question id: 2254

#Unit 2. Cellular Organization

If the intracellular [Ca2+] is 10⁻⁷ mol/L and the extracellular [Ca2+] is 2 × 10⁻³ mol/L, at what potential difference across the cell membrane will Ca2+ be at electrochemical equilibrium?

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#Question id: 2255

#Unit 2. Cellular Organization

Following statements are regarding to the Na+/K+ ATPase maintains the intracellular Na+ and K+ concentrations in animal cells. Which of the following statement is incorrect?

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#Question id: 2256

#Unit 2. Cellular Organization

Match the following inhibitors (Column I) with their effect (Column II).

Column I	Column II
A. A23187	I. endoplasmic reticulum Ca2+ ATPase inhibitor
B. valinomycin	II. Na+/K+ ATPase inhibitor
C. thapsigargin	III. K+ ionophore
D. ouabain	IV. Ca2+ ionophore

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#Question id: 2257

#Unit 2. Cellular Organization

Match the following property (Column I) with the transport mechanism (Column II).

Column I	Column II
A. Facilitated Transport	i. Requires specific protein
B. Active Transport	ii. Solute transported against its gradient
C. Cotransport	iii. Coupled to ATP hydrolysis
	iv. Driven by movement of a cotransported ion down its gradient