When comparing primary sequence of a protein between species, it is often noted that glycines and...
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Glycines and cysteines are highly conserved.This is because :
- Glycine has the smallest side chain and this side chain allows most polypeptides to make tight turns and also helps them to approach each other closely.
- Cysteine possesses sulfudryl groups that makes disulfide bridges.These disulfide bridges plays a major role in the stabilization of protein structure at higher levels and replacing them would have dramatic effect on the overall structure of entire protein.
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When comparing primary sequence of a protein between species,
it is often noted that glycines and...
1.When comparing similarities among multiple protein structures, which of the following is false? (Level of Difficulty:...
1.When comparing similarities among multiple protein structures, which of the following is false? (Level of Difficulty: Difficult) A) Proteins with the same function from a different species are likely to have similar motifs. B) Proteins with the same function from different species are likely to be more similar in sequence than in structure. C) An effective protein motif is likely be observed in multiple proteins. D) Proteins with the same motifs are likely to perform similar functions. E) None of...
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Sequence Comparisons Proteins called molecular chaperones (described in Chapter 4) assist in the process of protein...
Sequence Comparisons Proteins called molecular chaperones (described in Chapter 4) assist in the process of protein folding. One class of chaperone found in organisms from bacteria to mammals is heat shock protein 90 (Hsp90). All Hsp90 chaperones contain a 10 amino acid "signature sequence," which allows for ready identification of these proteins in sequence databases. Two representations of this signature sequence are shown below. (a) In this sequence, which amino acid residues are invariant (conserved across all species)? (b) At...
A geneticist has studied the sequence of a gene in each of three species, A, B,...
A geneticist has studied the sequence of a gene in each of three species, A, B, and C. Species A and species B are sister species; species C is more distantly related. The geneticist has calculated the ratio of nonsynonymous (NS) to synonymous (S) nucleotide substitutions in the coding region of the gene in two ways—first, by comparing the gene sequences of species A and C, and second, by comparing the gene sequences of species B and C. The NS:S...
Consider an important protein like beta-galactosidase, which breaks down lactose. Many bacterial species have beta-galactosidase. But...
Consider an important protein like beta-galactosidase, which breaks down lactose. Many bacterial species have beta-galactosidase. But that doesn't mean that the amino acid sequence of beta- galactosidase in all those bacterial species is exactly the same. Far from it. As bacteria diversified into different species over evolutionary time, beta-galactosidase encoded in the genomes of the bacteria also diversified. However, we can assume that even though beta-galactosidase diversified, it was under pressure to maintain structure and function, because the reaction it...
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A part of the aminoacid sequence in Cytochrome-C protein from 6 different species is given in the table. Rank the organisms from 1 to 5 according to the similarity of the organism to human: based on the similarity between the cytochrome C aminoacid sequences, 1 being the closest to human. It is largely agreed that the greater the number of amino acid (or nucleotide) differences between a given pair of organisms, the further apart they are in evolution. On the...
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If one wishes to examine a chemical species dissolved in aqueous solution, it is often much...
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If you have an enzyme that has a primary sequence that is 429 amino acids in...
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Sequence Comparisons Proteins called molecular chaperones (described in Chapter 4) assist in the process of protein folding. One class of chaperone found in organisms from bacteria to mammals is heat shock protein 90 (Hsp90). All Hsp90 chaperones contain a 10 amino acid "signature sequence," which allows for ready identification of these proteins in sequence databases. Two representations of this signature sequence are shown below. (a) In this sequence, which amino acid residues are invariant (conserved across all species)? (b) At...
Consider an important protein like beta-galactosidase, which breaks down lactose. Many bacterial species have beta-galactosidase. But that doesn't mean that the amino acid sequence of beta- galactosidase in all those bacterial species is exactly the same. Far from it. As bacteria diversified into different species over evolutionary time, beta-galactosidase encoded in the genomes of the bacteria also diversified. However, we can assume that even though beta-galactosidase diversified, it was under pressure to maintain structure and function, because the reaction it...
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