Proteolytic Processing of Eukaryotic Proteins Involves

question 69

Multiple Choice

Proteolytic processing of eukaryotic proteins involves:

• A) removal of a portion of the polypeptide chain from an inactive protein precursor
• B) the addition of one or more functional groups to a precursor protein
• C) the removal of one or more functional groups from a precursor protein
• D) removal of histones
• E) removing the cap and tail of a newly synthesized protein

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