The Regulatory Subunit of Maturation-Promoting Factor ________

question 83

Multiple Choice

The regulatory subunit of maturation-promoting factor ________.

• A)transfers a phosphate group to certain serine and threonine residues of specific protein substrates
• B)is called cyclin because its concentration rises and falls predictably as the cell cycle progresses
• C)converts ATP to ADP
• D)converts ADP to ATP
• E)transfers a phosphate group to certain tyrosine residues of specific protein substrates

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