Questão 1
Questão
What is the enzyme that catalyses the reversible reaction that converts Glucose-6-Phosphate to Fructose-6-Phosphate?
Questão 2
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What is the function of exonuclease?
Questão 3
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What direction does the coding strand run in?
Questão 4
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What direction does the template strand run in?
Questão 5
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What is the function of Gyrase?
Questão 6
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RNA contains the bases Adenine, Thymine, Cytosine and Guanine.
Questão 7
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snRNA forms part of a complex with proteins (snRNPs) which aid in the formation of the spliceosome that is involved in pre-mRNA splicing.
Questão 8
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What post-transcriptional modifications are added to mRNA?
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5' methyl-guanosine cap
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3' poly A tail
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5' methyl-adenosine tail
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3' mono A tail
Questão 9
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What codon signals the start of translation of a protein?
Questão 10
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Why is the triplet code known as degenerate?
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More than one codon codes for one amino acid
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Codons can become mutated
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Codons are read three bases at a time
Questão 11
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Where does DNA replication, transcription and splicing occur?
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Cytoplasm
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Nucleus
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Mitochondria
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Extracellular Matrix
Questão 12
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An open reading frame is a section of RNA with a small number of codons that results in a truncated, non-functional protein.
Questão 13
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What is the enzyme responsible for charging tRNA with amino acids?
Questão 14
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Most mutations are only detrimental to a protein if they occur in the exons; the coding regions of DNA.
Questão 15
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Phospholipids are amphipathic molecules, what does this mean?
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They possess two properties in a single structure
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They can form bilayer sheets
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They are highly hydrophobic molecules
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They can form micelle structures
Questão 16
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Phase transition occurs at a lower temperature in plasma membranes that have shorter, more unsaturated fatty acid tails.
Questão 17
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Where does phospholipid synthesis occur?
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Outer cytosolic leaflet of the endoplasmic reticulum
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Outer cytosolic leaflet of the golgi apparatus
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Inner cytosolic leaflet of the golgi apparatus
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Inner cytosolic leaflet of the endoplasmic reticulum
Questão 18
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What is the function of scramblase in the formation of new plasma membrane?
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Catalysing the 'flip-flop' mechanism that distributes phospholipids between the outer cytosolic and inner cytosolic portions of the plasma membrane
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Catalysing the fusion of the newly synthesised portion of the plasma membrane to the existing plasma membrane
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Catalysing vesicle release from the endoplasmic reticulum after the newly synthesised portion of the plasma membrane is produced
Questão 19
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What are the three subtypes of phospholipid?
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Phosphotidylcholine
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Phosphotidylethanolamine
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Phosphotidylserine
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Phosphotidylvaline
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Phosphotidylethylamine
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Phosphotidyladenosine
Questão 20
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The function of the enzyme Flippase is to aid fusion of the newly synthesised plasma membrane with the current plasma membrane.
Questão 21
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Glycosylation is the process by which a triglyceride side chain is added to a protein, such as when glycoproteins are made in the endoplasmic reticulum.
Questão 22
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Transmembrane proteins contain which of the following components that enable them to become embedded in membranes?
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Signal sequence
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Stop-transfer sequence
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Embed sequence
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Translocate sequence
Questão 23
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Recognition of the stop-transfer sequence in a transmembrane protein causes what to happen?
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The transmembrane protein to travel across the membrane
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The transmembrane protein to become embedded in the membrane
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The transmembrane protein to be removed by enzymatic digestion
Questão 24
Questão
Steroid and Thyroid hormones can travel across the plasma membrane and the nuclear membrane due to what property?
Questão 25
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Lipophilic hormones such as Testosterone (steroid hormone) can only exhibit its function if :
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A special transporter protein that enables testosterone transport across the membrane is present
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The receptor that testosterone binds to in order to act as a transcriptional factor is not faulty
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The enzyme that catalyses testosterone transport is not denatured
Questão 26
Questão
Due to adrenaline's lipophobic nature, how can it cause intracellular effects?
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It acts on a receptor on the external cell surface, causing the alpha sub-unit of the heterotrimeric complex to activate and go on to activate adenylyl cyclase. This enzyme produces cAMP that participates in further cascade reactions in order to produce adrenalines required effect - glucose release.
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A special accomodating channel protein (AACT) allows adrenaline and other catecholamines to be transported across lipophilic membranes and produce their effects intracellularly, without altering osmolarity.
Questão 27
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Wnt is another lipophobic hormone. It activates the destruction complex which destroys beta-catenin and then allows activation of transcriptional factors to promote transcription.
Questão 28
Questão
How many layers does pseudostratified epithelium contain?
Questão 29
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What is the appearance of stratified columnar epithelium?
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One layer thick
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Multiple layers thick
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Equally wide and long, cuboidal in shape
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Long, thin, column arrangement in shape
Questão 30
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What is the barrier and fence function?
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The prevention of paracellular movement of molecules due to tight junctions between cells
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The prevent of diffusion of molecules across the plasma membrane, without a facilitating channel protein
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The way in which lateral surface modules (such as desmosomes) anchor adjacent cells together
Questão 31
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Adherens junctions contain actin filaments.
Questão 32
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Desomosomes contain tubulin microtubules.
Questão 33
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Collagen formation occurs in what order?
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Protocollagen -> Tropocollagen -> Collagen fibre assembly
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Tropocollagen -> Protocollagen -> Collagen fibre assembly
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Collagen fibre assembly -> Tropocollagen -> Protocollagen
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Collagen fibre assembly -> Protocollagen -> Tropocollagen
Questão 34
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Intermediate filaments are cell specific.
Questão 35
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What are the layers of the epidermis in descending order?
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Stratum Corneum -> Granular layer -> Spinus layer -> Basal layer
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Granular layer -> Spinus layer -> Basal layer -> Stratum Corneum
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Spinus layer -> Basal layer -> Granular layer -> Stratum Corneum
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Granular layer -> Stratum Corneum -> Basal layer -> Spinus layer
Questão 36
Questão
Where is more K5/K14 found?
Questão 37
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Where is more K1/K10 found?
Questão 38
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Keratin genes are differentially expressed in the different epidermal layers, producing dominant subtypes in different epidermal layers
Questão 39
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What are the components of a desmosome?
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Desmogleins
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Desmocollins
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Plakoglobin
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Plakophilin
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Plakotrypsin
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Desmoglobulin
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Desmochitin
Questão 40
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What is a hemidesmosome?
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A basal cell-cell adhesion module that can interact with the ECM of the basement membrane
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A lateral cell-cell adhesion module that permits electrical communication between cells
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A lateral cell-cell adhesion module that anchors adjacent cells together
Questão 41
Questão
Pemphigus Foliaceus affects what epidermal layer?
Questão 42
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Epidermolysis bullosa affects what cell-cell adhesion module?
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Desmosomes
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Hemi-desmosomes
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Tight junctions
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Adherens junctions
Questão 43
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What are types of epidermolysis bullosa?
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EB Simplex
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EB Junctional
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EB Dystrophic
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EB Vulgaris
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EB Foliaceus
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EB Desmosomal
Questão 44
Questão
Why is Tubulin known as "dynamically unstable"?
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It is continually assembled and disassembled at its plus end
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It cannot be stored in cells as it is unstable
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Tubulin is composed of more than one sub-units
Questão 45
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Actin's structure shows a twisting pattern due to the + and - charges on G-actin during polymerisation
Questão 46
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Mutations in intermediate filaments are more detrimental to cells than mutations in actin filaments or tubulin microtubules
Questão 47
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What is meant by actin cycling?
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The disassembly of actin filaments, diffusion and subsequent reassembly close to a stimulus site
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The way actin polymerises into F-actin
Questão 48
Questão
Which of the following protein translocations into organelles are unidirectional?
Questão 49
Questão
Mutations in peroxisomes are not always fatal because peroxisomes are cell specific.
Questão 50
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Which of the following are ER modifications of proteins?
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N-linked glycosylation
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Completion of translation
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Folding of proteins
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Formation of disulphide bonds
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Modification of N-linked oligosaccharide side chains
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Oxygen-linked glycosylation
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Mannose-6-phosphate modification
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Sorting to final destinations
Questão 51
Questão
Which of the following are Golgi modifications of proteins?
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Nitrogen-linked glycosylation
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Completion of translation
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Folding of proteins
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Formation of disulphide bonds
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Modification of N-linked oligosaccharide side chains
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Oxygen-linked glycosylation
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Mannose-6-phosphate modification
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Sorting to final destinations
Questão 52
Questão
What is direct sorting in the golgi network?
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Vesicles travelling straight to the membrane from the golgi apparatus
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Vesicles travelling from the golgi to the wrong domain and then being retrieved by early endosomes and being sent to the correct domain such as the membrane
Questão 53
Questão
What is indirect sorting in the golgi network?
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Vesicles travelling from the golgi to the wrong domain and then being retrieved by early endosomes and being sent to the correct domain such as the membrane
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Vesicles travelling straight to the membrane from the golgi apparatus