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Your assigned Protein: DNA polymerase III holoenzyme

a.) What is the function of your protein?

b.) Where does the protein perform its function?

c.) Is it embedded in a membrane, part of an organelle, an enzyme, exported from the cell?

d.) What is the structure of DNA polymerase III holoenzyme?

e.) How many polypeptides does DNA polymerase III holoenzymehave?

f.) How many amino acids long is each polypeptides in DNA polymerase III holoenzyme?

g.) If there is more than one polypeptide: are all the polypeptides different? Are any identical? How would you describe the overall arrangement?

h.) Sketch a model and approximate the overall shape and the presence of secondary and tertiary structure?

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VIII. Calcium

A. II, IV, V, and VII

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A. RNA-dependent RNA polymerase

B. RNA-dependent DNA polymerase

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D. DNA-dependent DNA polymerase

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A. Using a protein as primer

B. Enzyme activity that uses an RNA template and reverse transcription in a series of repeat cycles

C. All of the listed solution

D. Terminal redundancy whereby each end of the chromosome is duplicated allowing recombination

What roles do proteins play in cells?

What are the monomers of proteins? Describe their basic structure.

What does the nature of the side chains (R groups) of amino acids suggest about their basic position in membrane proteins? What about in the cytoplasm? Or in the bloodstream?

Specifically how are amino acids linked together?

What is the primary structure of a protein? How is it determined?

Describe the interactions between amino acids that contribute to form the secondary structure of a protein. What are some of the basic configurations that result?

Describe the interactions between amino acids that form the tertiary structure of a protein.

What is the quaternary structure of a protein? Is this always a feature of protein structure?

Describe the role of chaperonins (chaperone proteins) in determining the final structure of a protein. Why are these chaperones necessary?

Use text Figure 5.19 to discuss the importance of protein structure in determining function. Be sure to use the vocabulary relevant to this topic in your discussion.

Protein Structure

a.Different function of proteins and examples:

b. Protein building blocks:

1. atomic composition of building block:

2. "parts" or "functional groups" of the building block:

c. Importance of side chain (R group):

d. Hydrophobic amino acids characteristics:

e. Hydrophilic amino acids characteristics:

f. Charged amino acids characteristics

Copy and complete the table below regarding the characteristics and which groups in the polypeptide interact together at each structural level of the protein.

characteristics

groups interacting

Primary structure

Secondary structure

Tertiary structure

Quartenary structure

Value: 2

Choose the correct statement(s). You may choose more than one answer.

[mark all correct answers]
a. Proteins are the building blocks of amino acids.

b. Enzymes are a type of protein.

c. Quartenary structure consists of two or more polypeptide chains interacting.

d. Amino acids are made of carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen and phosphorus.

e. The primary structure of a protein is formed due to the interaction of side groups.

Value: 3

Put the following statements regarding the structural levels of a protein formation in the correct order.

Below is a sequence of events. Place them in the order they should occur, number 1 being the first item. Select the step number from the drop down next to each item.

Items to order:

1. Individual amino acids are bonded together via peptide bonds.

2. Two or more polypeptide chains interact via bonds.

3. Hydrogen bonds form between neighboring amino acids within a polypeptide chain allowing the chain to coil or form pleated sheets.

4. Side groups (R) of the individual amino acids interact with each other allowing the protein to assume its three dimensional shape.

Value:4

Put the following statements regarding the structural levels of a protein formation in the correct order

Individual amino acids are bonded together via peptide bonds.

 1 2 3 4

Two or more polypeptide chains interact via bonds.

 1 2 3 4

Hydrogen bonds form between neighboring amino acids within a polypeptide chain allowing the chain to coil or form pleated sheets.

 1 2 3 4

Side groups (R) of the individual amino acids interact with each other allowing the protein to assume its three dimensional shape.

 1 2 3 4

Value: 5

Hydrophobic amino acids will be found _______________.

a. In the interior (inner core) of a protein, away from the watery environment.

b. in the interior of a plasma membrane.

c. Both A and B

d. Neither

Value: 6

A protein's function is defined by ____________.

a. enzymatic reactions

b. it's shape.

c. chain of nucleotides.

d. the presence of carbon and hydrogen.

Value: 7

Which of the following is NOT considered a protein function?

a. transport of substances across membrane

b. enzymatic reactions

c. provides structural support

d. carries genetic information

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