ASU BIO 353 Exam 2 Study Guide
Actin Filaments - Ans:-have a diameter of 7 nm and contain 375 amino acids.
Actin filaments will - Ans:-two of the above
The number of amino acids in an actin monomer is - Ans:-375
Hydrolysis of ATP to ADP - Ans:-helps identify the assembly vs the disassembly end
...
What causes a myosin II molecule to be able to form a bipolar fiber? - Ans:✔✔-Calcium binding to
calmodulin.
The diameter of the actin filaments is ______ nm. - Ans:✔✔-7
Actin filaments will only assemble in parallel bundles. - Ans:✔✔-False
The monomer of tubulin: - Ans:✔✔-is a heterodimer with a total molecular weight of 110 kDa.
Treadmilling can occur: - Ans:✔✔-in a test tube for actin filaments and microtubules.
Molecular motors working with microtubules: - Ans:✔✔-are calcium-dependent ATPases
Dynein is a molecular motor that: - Ans:✔✔-moves cargo to the centrosome
To move cargo from one side of the cell to the other, the sequence would be in the following order: -
Ans:✔✔-dynein, centrosome, kinesin
The electron dense cloud surrounding the centrioles in animal cells contains nucleation sites for: -
Ans:✔✔-MTs made of gamma tubulin
The 9+0 configuration refers to ________, and is found only in _______ cells. - Ans:✔✔-centrioles
animal
At steady state equilibrium, microtubules in a test tube have a _____ and _____ end. - Ans:✔✔-assembly
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