IB: Proteins Flashcards

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1
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made of long unbranched chain of these amino acids

A

Protein

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2
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a linear chain of amino acids

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polypeptides

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3
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repeating sequence of atoms along the core of the polypeptide chains

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Polypeptide backbone

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4
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give amino acids its unique properties

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side chains

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5
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involved in protein folding

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weak covalent bonds

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6
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Types if if weak noncovalent bonds on protein folding

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-Hydrogen bonds
-electrostatic attrations
- Van der Waals

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7
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contains all the information needed for specifying the three-dimensional shape of a protein

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amino acid sequence

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8
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assist in protein folding

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Molecular chaperones

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9
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Common folding patterns

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  • α helix
  • β-sheet
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10
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Types of folding that leads to α-helix and β-sheet folding patterns?

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Hydrogen bonding between N-H and C=O groups

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Types of β-sheet structures

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  • Parallel chains
  • antiparallel chains
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12
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form from neighboring segments of the polypeptide backbone that run in the same orientation

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parallel chains

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13
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-from a
polypeptide backbone that folds
back and forth upon itself
-each section of the chain running in the direction opposite of that of its immediate neighbors

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Antiparallel chains

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14
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Formation of α-helix

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  • when single polypeptide chain twist around on it self to form rigid cylinder
    -Hydrogen bonds between every 4th peptide
    -coiled-coil form
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15
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4 levels of protein structure

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  • Primary structure
  • secondary structure
  • tertiary structure
  • Quaternary structure
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16
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amino acid sequence

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primary structure

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17
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hydrogen
bonding of the peptide
backbone; α helices and β sheets

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Secondary structure

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18
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full 3D
organization of a polypeptide chain

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tertiary structure

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19
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protein
molecule formed as a complex of more than one polypeptide chain

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Quaternary structure

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20
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How are protein classified?

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Based on their tertiary structure

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21
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used to see structure of protein

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X-ray crystallography

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22
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the basic units of proteins that can fold,
function, and evolve independently

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Protein domains

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23
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process of
creating new combination of gene functional domains

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domain shuffling

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24
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subset of protein domains, mobile during evolution

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protein modules

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25
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only in humans, the reason why humans cant receive blood from other organisms

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MHC (Major Histocompatibility Complex)

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26
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allow proteins to bind to each other to produce
structures in the cell

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Weak noncovalent bonds

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27
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any region of a protein’s surface that can interact with another molecule

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binding site

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28
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forming a symmetric complex of two protein subunits (dimer)

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“Head-to-head” arrangement

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29
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two identical α-globin
subunits and two identical β-globin subunits, symmetrically arranged

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Hemoglobin

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30
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long helical structure produced from many molecules of the protein actin

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actin filament

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31
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a long chain comprised of identical protein molecule

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Filaments

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32
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Why is alpha helix common?

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All subunits are identical
- can only fit together in one way

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33
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Types of protein molecule shapes

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-Fibrous protein
-Elongated protein

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34
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elongated three-dimensional structure

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fibrous protein

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35
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example of fibrous protein

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  • keratin filaments
  • a(alpha) keratin
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36
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ropelike structures;
important component of the cytoskeleton

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intermediate filaments

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37
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consists of three long polypeptide chains
- each containing that nonpolar amino acid glycine at every 3rd position

A

collagen

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38
Q

Another abundant protein in ECM
- highly disordered polypeptide

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Elastin

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39
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causes of disordered polypeptide chain

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  • To form specific binding sites for other protein
  • Trigger cell signaling
  • Restrict diffusion
  • Serves as tether to hold two domains
40
Q

act as atomic staple
stabilize monomeric and multisubunit proteins

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S-S bonds (Disulfide bonds)

41
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Advantages of subunits

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-requires only small amount of genetic information
- assembly and disassembly
- error in synthesis can be avoided easily

42
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example of subunit

A

capsid of viruses

43
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made of identical protein subunits that enclose and protect viral nucleic acid

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Capsid of viruses

44
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Guide construction but take no part in the final assembled structure

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Assembly factors

45
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self propagating, stable β-sheet aggregates

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amyloid fibrils

46
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What dangers does amyloid cause?

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  • Alzheimers disease and other neurodegenerative illness
47
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may be released from dead cells and accumulate as amyloid

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Protein aggregates

48
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caused by a misfolded, aggregate form of a particular protein called PrP (prion protein)

A

Prion diseases

49
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What does misfolded protein do?

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convert normal PrP into abnormal conformation

50
Q

acts like a vesicle containing peptide and hormones

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specialized “secretory granules” that consist of amyloid fibrils

51
Q

Protein functions

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  • Contractile
  • Hormonal
  • Protection
  • Transport
  • Enzyme
  • Storage
  • Structural
  • Receptor
52
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each protein molecule can usually bind just one or a few molecules out of many thousands

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Specificity

53
Q

the substance that is bound by the protein

A

Ligand

54
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Noncovalent bonds in proteins

A
  • Hydrogen bonds
  • Electrostatic attractions
  • Van der Waals
55
Q

the region of protein that associates with a ligand

A

Binding site

56
Q

Determines the chemistry of protein

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Surface Conformation

57
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Types of Surface conformation

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  1. Interaction of neighboring parts of polypeptide chain
  2. Clustering of neighboring polar amino acid chains
58
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Types of Interfaces (Protein binding)

A
  1. Surface string interaction
  2. Helix-helix
  3. Surface-surface
59
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Most common interface

A

Surface-surface

60
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binds tightly to a particular target molecule (antigen), inactivating directly or making it for destruction

A

antibody or immunoglobulins

61
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Shape of antibody molecules

A

Y-shaped

62
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cause the chemical transformations that make and break covalent bonds in cells

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Enzymes

63
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speed up reactions, act as catalysts

A

Enzymes

64
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the maximum rate of reaction divided by the enzyme concentration

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Turnover number

65
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unstable intermediate state

A

Transition state

66
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the free energy required to attain the transition state

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Activation energy

67
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adds a molecule of water to a single bond between two adjacent sugar groups in the polysaccharide chain, thereby causing the bond to break

A

Hydrolysis

68
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Add Extra Functions to Proteins

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Tightly Bound Small Molecules

69
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key light-sensitive protein expressed exclusively in rod photoreceptor cells of the retina

A

Rhodopsin

70
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tightly related to rhodopsin, helps it to carry reaction

A

Retinal

71
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Gives red color in blood

A

heme group

72
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  • a large protein assembly
  • allows the product of enzyme A to be passed directly to enzyme B, and so on
A

multienzyme complex

73
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the factor that limits the reaction rate is the frequency wuth which the enzymes collides with its substrate

A

Diffusion-limited

74
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a product produced late in a reaction pathways inhibits an enzyme that acts earlier in the pathway

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feedback inhibition

75
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prevent an enzyme from
acting

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Negative regulation

76
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regulatory molecule stimulates the enzyme’s activity rather than shutting the enzyme down

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Positive regulation

77
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have at least two binding sites on their surface

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Allosteric enzymes

78
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Two binding site of allosteric enzymes

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  • Active site
  • Regulatory site
79
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that recognizes the
substrates

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Active site

80
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that recognizes a regulatory molecule

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Regulatory site

81
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interaction between separated sites on a protein

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conformational change

82
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can occur in multimeric proteins, where each subunit of the protein has its own ligand binding site

A

cooperative allosteric
transition

83
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Contains a Large Collection of Protein Kinases and Protein Phosphatases

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Eukaryotic cell

84
Q

transfer of the terminal phosphate group of an ATP molecule to the hydroxyl group

A

Protein phosphorylation

85
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phosphorylates

A

Protein kinase

86
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phosphate removal,
dephosphorylate

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Protein phosphates

87
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  • phosphate is part of guanine nucleotide GTP
  • addition and removal of phosphate
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GTP-binding proteins

88
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generate forces responsible for muscle contraction and the crawling and swimming of cells

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Motor proteins

89
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major function of motor proteins

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Move other molecules, reversible

90
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coupling one of the conformational changes to the hydrolysis of an ATP molecule that is tightly bound to the protein

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unidirectional conformation changes

91
Q

function to export
hydrophobic molecules from the cytoplasm

A

ABC transporters

92
Q

are made up of individual proteins that collaborate to perform specific task

A

Protein machines

93
Q

proteins binding sites for multiple other proteins

A

Scaffold proteins

94
Q

What does scaffold proteins serve?

A
  • both to link together specific sets of interacting proteins
  • Position them at specific locations (inside a cell)
95
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Computer based bioinformatics tools

A

Proteomics

96
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protein is represented by a box or dot in two-dimensional network

A

Protein interaction map