S-Adenosylmethionine Most Likely Provides Most of the Methyl Groups Needed

question 23

Multiple Choice

S-adenosylmethionine most likely provides most of the methyl groups needed for methylation of which element?

• A)silicon
• B)vanadium
• C)arsenic
• D)boron

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Definitions:

Protein Modifications

Chemical changes that occur to proteins post-synthesis, altering their function and activity.

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.