A Protein Is Discovered to Undergo a Reversible Phosphorylation Reaction

question 39

Multiple Choice

A protein is discovered to undergo a reversible phosphorylation reaction in the cell.Scientists do not know whether this phosphorylation has any biological function, but one possibility is that

• A) the modification will convert the protein from a cytosolic protein into a membrane-bound protein.
• B) the phosphate groups will prevent the protein from denaturing even under high heat or high levels of chemical denaturant.
• C) the change will cause the peptide bonds of the protein to weaken and break.
• D) the protein will undergo a shape change that will either activate or inhibit its biological activity.
• E) the additional phosphate groups will make the protein better able to diffuse through the cell membrane.

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