You are studying a mutant protein that has a half-life of several weeks. The normal, wild-type version has a half-life of only a few minutes. What feature would you look for to account for the difference in half-life of your mutant compared to the wild-type?

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#Question id: 24328

#Unit 4. Cell Communication and Cell Signaling

Tight junctions prevent the diffusion of: 

a. Macromolecules

b. Small water-soluble molecules

c. Ions 

d. Membrane proteins 

e. Glycolipids

Choose the correct set of combinations

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#Question id: 24329

#Unit 4. Cell Communication and Cell Signaling

_______permit the passage of molecules as large as 1.2 nm in diameter (molecules smaller than 1200 Da).

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#Question id: 24330

#Unit 4. Cell Communication and Cell Signaling

Ions, low-MW precursors of cellular macromolecules, products of intermediary metabolism, & small intracellular signaling molecules can pass from cell to cell through_______?

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#Question id: 24331

#Unit 4. Cell Communication and Cell Signaling

Select the CORRECT combination by matching the junctions with their principal CAMs or adhesion receptors.

Junctions	Principal CAMs or Adhesion receptors
1. Tight junctions	a. Integrins
2. Gap Junctions	b. Occludin
3. 3-D adhesions	c. Connexin
4. Plasmodesmata	d. Undefined

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#Question id: 24431

#Unit 1. Molecules and their Interaction Relevant to Biology

Which of the following option is correct regarding the ATP Synthase

1. ATP Synthase Has Two Functional Domains, Fo and F1

2. It Catalyzes the formation of ATP from ADP and Pi, driven by the flow of protons from the P to the N side of the membrane.

3. ATP synthase produces ATP as protons diffuse back through it from the lumen into the stroma.

4. The molecular structure of the mitochondrial ATP synthase has been determined by X-ray crystallography.

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#Question id: 24432

#Unit 1. Molecules and their Interaction Relevant to Biology

Which of the following is oligomycin sensitive part of ATP Synthase