(Q035) When Ras is activated, cells will divide. A dominant-negative form of Ras clings too tightly to GDP. You introduce a dominant-negative form of Ras into cells that also have a normal version of Ras. The dominant-negative form of Ras is expressed at higher levels than the normal version of Ras. Which of the following statements is TRUE?
Read DetailsIntermediate filaments are made from elongated fibrous polypeptides that are assembled into a ropelike structure. Figure 17-1 shows the structure of an intermediate filament polypeptide. You are interested in how intermediate filaments form, so you engineer an intermediate filament polypeptide whose α-helical region is twice as long as that of a normal intermediate filament polypeptide. You do this by duplicating the normal α-helical region while keeping a globular head at the N-terminus and a globular tail at the C-terminus. You call this engineered polypeptide IFαd. If you assemble intermediate filaments using IFαd instead of normal polypeptides, which of the following predictions describes the most likely outcome? Figure 17-1
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