Matching: Determine if the amino acid substitution listed below could alter the protein function. (see amino acid chart)

Linseed oil (shown on the right) has ____ bonds in the fatty acid tail.

What writing system was invented by the Sumerians?

Using the amino acid chart provided, identify the C-terminal amino acid shown below:

Patient’s with Alzheimers have a defective cleavage product identified as AB42. Why does this cause debilitating neurological symptoms? 

The Book of the Dead was always written on papyrus.

What type of chemical bond is formed when an electron is gained or lost?

Identify the protein structure below (select all that apply).

One function of the ABL kinase is to phosphorylate substrates that tell white blood cells to grow and divide. The ABL kinase is mutated in Chronic Myeloid Leukemia (CML), giving rise to the BCR-ABL protein.  Based on the normal function of ABL in white blood cells, how did the mutated version of the kinase (BCR-ABL) contributes to the development of CML, a cancer of the white blood cells?

The plasma membrane serves many functions, many of which depend on the presence of specialized membrane proteins. Which of the following roles of the plasma membrane could still occur if the bilayer were lacking these proteins?