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WVSOM Class of 2012 Protein Folding, Degradation, and Polymorphism

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helper proteins that overcome kinetic barriers are called?   heat shock proteins (isomerases)  
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heat shock proteins are also called what?   chaperonins  
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what proteins are involved in folding?   prolyl cis/trans isomerases, protein disulfide isomerases, and disulfide reductases  
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what molecule cleaves peptide bonds in front of aromatic amino acids?   chymotrypsin  
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to degrade proteins, what molecule is added?   ubiquitin  
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what is the ligand that binds to proteins and causes ubiquitin to attach?   E3  
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glycation aggregates are called what?   advanced glycation end products (AGES)  
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HbA1C is a measure of what?   hemoglobin glycosylation  
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what are two major aberrations of protein folding?   prion's disease and alzheimer's disease  
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is an isoform the same or different gene? what about a mutation?   different, same  
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ck is important in regenerating what?   atp  
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what happens to intracellular ck when it is elevated?   it diffuses out of the cell  
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HbF has increased oxygen affinity why?   decreased 2,3-BPG binding  
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HbF gamma chains have what AA instead of serine?   histidine  
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collagens have many ____ which lead to diseases?   polymorphisms  
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what are the 2 human prion diseases?   creutzfeldt-jakob disease and variant cjd  
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protein misfolding can cause the _____ that lead to alzheimer's disease?   plaques  
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