Your Research Project Involves the Characterization of a Novel Protein

question 7

Multiple Choice

Your research project involves the characterization of a novel protein.To learn more about its function you perform a yeast two-hybrid screen to identify potential interacting proteins.In your first screening attempt,you isolate one clone.You send the clone to be sequenced at the local sequencing facility.After translating the sequencing data,what should you do to (i) find out what type of protein this clone encodes,and (ii) get an idea about its possible function?

• A)Run a blast search.
• B)Identify the intron/exon organization.
• C)Localize the gene to a specific chromosomal region.
• D)Search the human genome sequence for your clone.

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