Question 10

(Multiple Choice)

What is a PEST sequence in a protein?


A)a sequence where phosphorylation occurs at every serine and tyrosine
B)a sequence that confers resistance to cathepsin-mediated proteolysis
C)a sequence of phenylalanine-glutamate-serine-threonine that is found in many proteins with half lives less than 2 hours
D)a sequence that causes ubiquitination of the protein followed by degradation
E)none of the above

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