Cotranslational Localization in Protein Synthesis
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What is the role of the 'STOP TRANSFER' anchor sequence in membrane protein incorporation?

  • Promotes protein folding inside the ER
  • Facilitates translocation across the membrane
  • Disrupts translocation and localizes protein into the membrane (correct)
  • Aids in vesicle transport within the cell
  • Where are the stretch of positively charged residues typically positioned in membrane proteins?

  • Inside the ER membrane
  • Block translocation and remain within the cytosol
  • On the outside face of the ER membrane (correct)
  • Embedded within the translocon channel
  • Which process ensures that a protein's N-terminus is located outside the ER membrane?

  • Co-translational translocation (correct)
  • Signal Recognition Particle (SRP)
  • Vesicle-mediated transport
  • Post-translational translocation
  • How can bioinformatics tools aid in predicting membrane protein localization?

    <p>Using hydropathy profiles to predict membrane proteins</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which feature of signal peptides and anchor sequences aids in predicting membrane protein localization?

    <p>'STOP TRANSFER' anchor sequence being hydrophobic</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Where does co-translational translocation occur to localize a protein in the ER membrane?

    <p>Endoplasmic reticulum</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the function of the ER signal sequence in proteins that go through the secretory pathway?

    <p>Contain hydrophobic residues for recognition by the SRP</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the role of the Signal Recognition Particle (SRP) in cotranslational translocation?

    <p>Stop translation and recruit the complex to the ER</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What do both the Signal Recognition Particle (SRP) and SRP receptor undergo to obtain energy required for translocation?

    <p>Conformational changes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How is recruitment to the ER achieved during cotranslational translocation?

    <p>Recognition of the SRP receptor by the SRP</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What releases enough energy to open the translocon and resume translation during cotranslational translocation?

    <p>Cleavage of GTP</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Where does the Signal Peptidase function during cotranslational translocation?

    <p>ER lumen</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Where does localization occur when there is no signal sequence present?

    <p>Cytoplasm</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the consequence of having an ER signal sequence in a protein?

    <p>Localization to the endoplasmic reticulum</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which organelle does a protein get localized to if it has a peroxisomal signal sequence?

    <p>Peroxisome</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In which organelle does localization occur before protein folding is completed?

    <p>Endoplasmic reticulum</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the role of SRP (Signal Recognition Particle) in protein sorting?

    <p>Binding to ER signal sequences and halting translation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which component is responsible for the translocation of a protein across the ER membrane?

    <p>Translocon</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Proteins need to be localized in the proper place to perform their ______

    <p>function</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Proteins can be localized to specific organelles or secreted outside cells to regulate protein ______

    <p>function</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Localization in ER, Peroxisome, and Mitochondria occurs __________ to protein folding

    <p>previous</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The Secretory Pathway is designed to secrete proteins, localize proteins to the plasma membrane, and add polysaccharides to proteins, among other functions, including sending proteins to the ______

    <p>lysosome</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The rough endoplasmic reticulum is composed of ribosomes attached to the membrane and translating proteins into the ______

    <p>ER</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Protein transport to the Golgi, Lysosome, or exterior cell surface occurs through budding and fusing of ______

    <p>vesicles</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Proteins entering the secretory pathway are translocated into the ER at the same time that they are being ______

    <p>translated</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Proteins that should go through the secretory pathway have a portion of their sequence called the 'ER ______'

    <p>signal</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The ER signal is composed of 6-12 ______ residues, typically located in the N-terminus of the protein

    <p>hydrophobic</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Cotranslational translocation (Signal Recognition Particle) recognizes the ER signal sequence, stop translation and recruit the whole complex to the ______

    <p>ER</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Both SRP and SRP receptor are weak GTPases but when bound to each other they undergo some conformational changes that allows them to cleave GTP and obtain energy required for ______

    <p>translocation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    As the nascent protein enters the ER lumen, the signal peptidase will recognize and remove the ______

    <p>signal</p> Signup and view all the answers

    ______ proteins get incorporated into membranes through a 'STOP TRANSFER' anchor sequence.

    <p>Membrane</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In addition to the stop transfer anchor sequence, membrane proteins have a stretch of positively charged residues that block ______.

    <p>translocation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Proteins whose N-terminus has to be located outside the ER membrane use an anchor sequence and a stretch of positively charged residues to position the protein ______.

    <p>properly</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Bioinformatics tools can be used to predict whether a protein will be part of the membrane based on knowledge of signal peptides and anchor ______.

    <p>sequence</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Hydropathy profiles can assist in predicting the localization of a ______ protein.

    <p>membrane</p> Signup and view all the answers

    To get a membrane protein in the plasma membrane, localize the protein in the ER membrane through ______ translocation.

    <p>co-translational</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Vesicle formation and fusion will bring it to the Golgi and from the Golgi it will be transported to the plasma membrane by ______

    <p>vesicles</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Localize protein in ER membrane by ______ translocation

    <p>co-translational</p> Signup and view all the answers

    You have found a protein domain that binds a virus. If you could put that protein domain in the surface of cells it would compete with the natural surface receptor of the virus and prevent its incorporation inside cells. Design a strategy to express this domain in the ______ membrane

    <p>plasma</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why proteins in the secretory pathway pass through such intricate network of membrane ______

    <p>organelles</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the consequence of having an ER signal sequence in a ______?

    <p>protein</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Disulfide bonds are formed only in the ER where a series of oxidant factors catalyzes the ______

    <p>reaction</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Proteins in the ER undergo proper folding and maturation, which includes glycosylation, formation of disulfide bond, proper folding, assembly of multiple subunits, and proteolytic cleavage of sequences. Glycosylation is very important for proper function, especially for ______ proteins

    <p>membrane</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Usually, disulfide bond formation is only present in proteins to be secreted or to be placed in the plasma membrane facing the ______

    <p>exterior</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The cytoplasm is reducing and the reaction requires an ______.

    <p>oxidant</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Glycosylation involves the addition of complicated branched ______

    <p>polysaccharides</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The reason disulfide bonds are formed only in the ER is that the cytoplasm is ______

    <p>reducing</p> Signup and view all the answers

    ______ translocation is used to localize protein in the ER membrane

    <p>Cotranslational</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Both SRP and SRP receptor cleave GTP to obtain energy required for ______

    <p>translocation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Hydropathy profiles can assist in predicting the localization of a ______ protein

    <p>membrane</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In addition to the stop transfer anchor sequence, membrane proteins have a stretch of positively charged residues that block ______

    <p>translocation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    To get a membrane protein in the plasma membrane, localize the protein in the ER membrane through ______ translocation

    <p>cotranslational</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Where are the stretch of positively charged residues typically positioned in membrane proteins?

    <p>outside</p> Signup and view all the answers

    To get a membrane protein in the plasma membrane, localize the protein in the ER membrane through ______ translocation.

    <p>co-translational</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Cotranslational translocation (Signal Recognition Particle) recognizes the ER signal sequence, stop translation and recruit the whole complex to the ______.

    <p>ER</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Both SRP and SRP receptor are weak GTPases but when bound to each other they undergo some conformational changes that allows them to cleave GTP and obtain energy required for ______.

    <p>translocation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What do both the Signal Recognition Particle (SRP) and SRP receptor undergo to obtain energy required for translocation?

    <p>GTP cleavage</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In addition to the stop transfer anchor sequence, membrane proteins have a stretch of positively charged residues that block ______.

    <p>translocation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Cotranslational translocation (Signal Recognition Particle) Recognizes the ER signal sequence, stop translation and recruit the whole complex to the ER. The interaction between SRP and ER signal sequence is achieved by ______ interaction.

    <p>hydrophobic</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Both SRP and SRP receptor are weak GTPases but when bound to each other they undergo some conformational changes that allows them to cleave GTP and obtain energy required for ______.

    <p>translocation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Cleavage of GTP releases enough energy to open the translocon and resume ______.

    <p>translation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    As the nascent protein enters the ER lumen, the signal peptidase will recognize and remove the ______.

    <p>signal</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Localization in ER, Peroxisome, and Mitochondria occurs ______ to protein folding.

    <p>prior</p> Signup and view all the answers

    To get a membrane protein in the plasma membrane, localize the protein in the ER membrane through ______ translocation.

    <p>cotranslational</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which enzymatic activity is responsible for unwinding the parental DNA strands during DNA replication?

    <p>Topoisomerase</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the function of the pre-Replication complex in DNA replication?

    <p>Recruiting the DNA replication machinery</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the function of the clamp loader in DNA replication?

    <p>Opens the PCNA ring to load onto DNA</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why does DNA synthesis always proceed in the 5′→3′ direction?

    <p>To facilitate the formation of phosphodiester bonds</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which enzyme synthesizes short RNA primers during DNA replication?

    <p>Primase</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the function of DNA polymerase in DNA replication?

    <p>Polymerizing nucleotides</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the role of DNA polymerase in chain growth during DNA replication?

    <p>Adding nucleotides to the growing DNA strand</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which complex ensures continuous replication on the leading strand during DNA replication?

    <p>Pol ε-PCNA-Rfc</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the role of DNA polymerase δ in the lagging strand synthesis?

    <p>Polymerizes the lagging strand</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main difference between the leading and lagging strands in DNA replication?

    <p>The leading strand is synthesized continuously, while the lagging strand is synthesized discontinuously.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which component synthesizes short DNA fragments to add to the RNA primer?

    <p>DNA polymerase-α</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Where does DNA polymerase get the energy required for adding nucleotides to the growing DNA strand?

    <p>Hydrolysis of ATP</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why can't DNA polymerases initiate chain synthesis de novo?

    <p>Absence of a preexisting primer</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which enzyme is involved in forming the RNA primers essential for DNA polymerases during DNA replication?

    <p>Primase</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the function of ribonucleases in DNA replication?

    <p>Remove the RNA primer from the synthesized strand</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which direction does DNA synthesis occur, and why is this direction crucial for chain growth?

    <p>5' to 3'; allows formation of phosphodiester bonds</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the role of DNA ligase in DNA replication?

    <p>Ligating different DNA strands</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In DNA replication, what is the function of DNA ligases?

    <p>Join Okazaki fragments together</p> Signup and view all the answers

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