#Question id: 2424
#Unit 2. Cellular Organization
Which of the following statements correctly describe(s) actin?
a. Actin is a highly conserved protein.
b. Multiple actin genes may be found in higher eukaryotes.
c. Actin is the most abundant protein in a eukaryotic cell.
d. Individual actin filaments can be observed by electron microscopy.
e. One end of an actin filament is different from the other.
#Question id: 2425
#Unit 2. Cellular Organization
Which of the following is (are) actin-based structures?
a. adherins belt b. contractile ring c. mitotic spindle
d. nuclear lamina e. stress fibers
#Question id: 2426
#Unit 2. Cellular Organization
Actin assembly in vitro
a. consists of three phases.
b. requires addition of actin oligomers termed nuclei.
c. requires ATP hydrolysis.
d. is reversible.
e. requires actin-binding proteins.
#Question id: 2427
#Unit 2. Cellular Organization
Known functions of actin-binding proteins include
a. severing of long filaments to generate shorter filaments.
b. inhibition of filament polymerization.
c. bundling of filaments.
d. acceleration of filament polymerization rates.
e. capping of the (+) end.
#Question id: 2428
#Unit 2. Cellular Organization
Which of the following prevent(s) acting disassembly?
a. cytochalasin D b. jasplakinolide c. latrunculin d. phalloidin
#Question id: 2429
#Unit 2. Cellular Organization
Which of the following statements is (are) true of actin assembly?
a. ADP-actin can assemble into filaments.
b. Actin (+) ends grow faster than actin (-) ends.
c. ATP-actin can assemble into filaments.
d. Toxins that alter the assembly of actin filaments have been used as tools to study actin in living cells.