You Use a Nonionic Detergent to Extract a Cell

question 23

Multiple Choice

You use a nonionic detergent to extract a cell.When you do,much of the mRNA stays behind with the cytoskeleton,which is not solubilized by this treatment.What do these results mean?

• A)The cytoskeleton denatures in nonionic detergents.
• B)The mRNA is solubilized by the nonionic detergents.
• C)The mRNA is anchored to the cytoskeleton.
• D)The cytoplasm is anchored to the mRNA.
• E)The cytoskeleton is destabilized by the nonionic detergent.