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Unfolded Protein Response

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Which cells can be killed by the UPR when the ER is overloaded?

Muscle cells

Skin cells

Liver cells

Brain cells (correct)

What can extreme unfolded protein levels in the brain be associated with?

Cancer

Diabetes

Parkinson's disease (correct)

Liver disease

How can tumor cells in cancer take advantage of the UPR?

By blocking UPR signaling

By inhibiting UPR activation

By utilizing the UPR to increase ER production (correct)

By reducing ER production

Which organelles give insight into the job that a cell specializes in?

Mitochondria Signup and view all the answers

What is the process by which undifferentiated cells become specialized?

Cell differentiation Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of enzymes in biochemical reactions?

To speed up reactions Signup and view all the answers

What is the main function of DNA in the body?

To provide instructions for making proteins Signup and view all the answers

What is the hierarchy of organization in living things?

Cells, tissues, organs, organ systems Signup and view all the answers