Type IV Collagen Molecules Can Interact at Their C-Termini to Form

question 37

Multiple Choice

Type IV collagen molecules can interact at their C-termini to form dimers and at their N-termini to form tetramers. What category do you think this type of collagen belongs to?

• A) Fibrillar
• B) Fibril-associated
• C) Network-forming
• D) Proteoglycan core
• E) Anchorage fibril

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Definitions:

Regulation of Transcription

The control of gene expression at the DNA transcription stage, determining when and how genes are activated.

mRNA Processing

Various modifications that mRNA undergoes, which may include splicing, capping, and polyadenylation, after it is transcribed from DNA and before it is translated into a protein.

mRNA Transport

The process of moving mRNA molecules from the nucleus where they are synthesized to the cytoplasm where they undergo translation to produce proteins.

Chromatin

The complex of DNA and proteins that forms chromosomes within the nucleus of eukaryotic cells.