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Set 16 The Cytoskeleton

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Question 1

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According to the following graph, which shows the elongation rate at the plus and minus ends of actin filaments as a function of actin subunit concentration, at what concentration (A to E) does the total length of the filament remain more or less constant with time (i.e. steady-state treadmilling occurs)? According to the following graph, which shows the elongation rate at the plus and minus ends of actin filaments as a function of actin subunit concentration, at what concentration (A to E) does the total length of the filament remain more or less constant with time (i.e. steady-state treadmilling occurs)?

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The line with the greater slope corresp...

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Question 2

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In the polymerization in vitro of actin filaments and microtubules from their subunits, what does the "lag phase" correspond to?

A) Nucleation
B) Reaching steady state
C) Nucleotide exchange
D) ATP or GTP hydrolysis
E) Treadmilling

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Question 3

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Consider the ATP-bound and ADP-bound forms of actin and the polarized nature of the actin filaments. In the following diagram that shows the various actin polymerization rate constants (k?n and k?ff values), which monomer corresponds to an ADP-bound actin incorporated at the plus end? Consider the ATP-bound and ADP-bound forms of actin and the polarized nature of the actin filaments. In the following diagram that shows the various actin polymerization rate constants (k?n and k?ff values), which monomer corresponds to an ADP-bound actin incorporated at the plus end?

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The plus end (right) has higher polymer...

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