Unfolded Protein Response

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Questions and Answers

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?

<p>Mitochondria (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the process by which undifferentiated cells become specialized?

<p>Cell differentiation (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of enzymes in biochemical reactions?

<p>To speed up reactions (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main function of DNA in the body?

<p>To provide instructions for making proteins (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the hierarchy of organization in living things?

<p>Cells, tissues, organs, organ systems (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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