Imagine a Protein That Can Be Independently Phosphorylated on Any

question 32

Multiple Choice

Imagine a protein that can be independently phosphorylated on any of its 10 tyrosine residues and acetylated on either of its 2 lysine residues. In principle, how many different combinations of these modifications are possible for this protein?

• A) 2¹⁰
• B) 2²⁰
• C) 10¹⁰
• D) 12²⁰
• E) 2¹²

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