- The Ig fold can be described as a
A
Option A: a coiled-coil.
B
Option B: a globular fold composed of β barrel.
C
Option C: globular fold composed of α helices.
D
Option D: a globular fold composed of a four helix bundle.
E
Option E: a globular fold composed of a β sandwich.
Option E: a globular fold composed of a β sandwich.
- How many antigen-binding sites are present on an IgM molecule?
A
Option A: 25
B
Option B: 10
C
Option C: 4
D
Option D: 16
E
Option E: 2
Option B: 10
- How many antigen-binding sites are present on an IgG molecule?
A
Option A: 1
B
Option B: 4
C
Option C: 2
D
Option D: 3
E
Option E: 5
Option C: 2
- IgG is one of five classes of antibodies that can be produced by our immune system. IgGs have a molecular mass of approximately 150 kDa, what is their subunit composition?
A
Option A: 2 light chains and 2 heavy chains
B
Option B: 10 light chains, 10 heavy chains , and a J chain.
C
Option C: 6 light chains, 6 heavy chains, and a J chain
D
Option D: 4 light chains, 4 heavy chains, and a J chain
E
Option E: 2 light chains, 2 heavy chains, and a J chain
Option A: 2 light chains and 2 heavy chains
- How many different classes of antibodies are produced by the human immune system?
A
Option A: 1
B
Option B: 2
C
Option C: 4
D
Option D: 3
E
Option E: 5
Option E: 5
- Humoral immunity refers to that part of the immune response that is mediated by
A
Option A: antigens.
B
Option B: the thymus.
C
Option C: T lymphocytes.
D
Option D: antibodies.
E
Option E: the skin.
Option D: antibodies.
- Treadmilling refers to
A
Option A: synthesis and degradation of actin monomers.
B
Option B: the interactions between actin and tropomyosin.
C
Option C: actin and myosin filaments sliding along each other.
D
Option D: actin monomers moving through a microfilament from the (+) end to the (-) end.
E
Option E: myosin heads walking along actin microfilaments.
Option D: actin monomers moving through a microfilament from the (+) end to the (-) end.
- Which of the following statements about actin is not true?
A
Option A: Actin is present only as monomers in nonmuscle cells.
B
Option B: Actin filaments are dynamic, they grow at one end and they lose subunits at the other end.
C
Option C: Actin forms microfilaments in many cell types.
D
Option D: Actin is the most abundant cytoplasmic protein in many cell types.
E
Option E: Actin plays an important role in endocytosis.
Option A: Actin is present only as monomers in nonmuscle cells.
- Which statement about actin is correct?
A
Option A: No known function has been described for actin in nonmuscle cells.
B
Option B: Actin is the most abundant cytoplasmic protein in many cell types.
C
Option C: Actin is expressed at low levels in most cells.
D
Option D: Nonmuscle cells only contain G actin.
E
Option E: Actin is expressed only in muscle.
Option B: Actin is the most abundant cytoplasmic protein in many cell types.
- Muscle contraction is triggered
A
Option A: in response to an increase in the cytoplasmic cAMP concentration.
B
Option B: in response to an increase in the cytoplasmic Ca2+ concentration.
C
Option C: in response to an increase in the cytoplasmic titin concentration.
D
Option D: in response to a decrease in the cytoplasmic cAMP concentration.
E
Option E: in response to a decrease in the cytoplasmic Ca2+ concentration.
Option B: in response to an increase in the cytoplasmic Ca2+ concentration.