What Happens to a Newly Synthesized Glycoprotein After the Binding

question 39

Multiple Choice

What happens to a newly synthesized glycoprotein after the binding of calnexin or calreticulin to help the protein correctly complete its folding?

• A)When the glycoprotein's folding is correctly completed,the remaining glucose on its oligosaccharide chain is eventually reduced and the glycoprotein is released from the chaperone.
• B)The oligosaccharide chain is totally degraded
• C)Nothing happens.
• D)When the glycoprotein's folding is correctly completed,the remaining glucose on its oligosaccharide chain is eventually removed enzymatically and the glycoprotein is released from the chaperone.
• E)The oligosaccharide chain is totally degraded.

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