Protein folding and chaperones — Flashcards

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_____ are abundant, cytosolic ribonucleoproteins that traffic proteins from the ribosome to the RER

One class of post-translational modifications is _____, which include phosphorylation, glycosylation, hydroxylation, methylation, acetylation, and ubiquitination

The bond formed between an -carboxyl group and an -amino group of adjacent amino acids is a _____

Genetic mutations often result in the cellular production of abnormal proteins, which are expressed on _____ molecules

On the N terminal side of newly synthesized protein, a stretch of 10-15 hydrophobic amino acids forms the _____ sequence

Where does protein synthesis take place?

ribosome

Northern

What occurs during the translation step of collagen synthesis?

#10

What kinds of proteins are synthesized by membrane bound ribosomes vs. free ribosomes?

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