After treating cells in tissue culture with an HDAC inhibitor, which of the following is the most likely outcome? A. Repression of transcription B. Promoter methylation C. Enhanced splicing D. Activation of transcription E. Depends on the cell type

Unusually high levels of Mdr1 provide stem cells with a. Nutrients needed b. Protection of their genomes from mutagenic agents c. Apoptotic factors d. Ability to differentiate

If there is a mutation in importin that prevents it from interacting with the NLS of cargo proteins, what affect, if any, would this have on the UPR (unfolded protein response). A. Ran-GEF would bind to the importin promoting cargo entry into the nucleus and transcription of UPR response genes. B. Gene regulatory protein would not be imported into the nucleus thus preventing transcription of UPR response genes C. MRNA would not be imported into the nucleus thus preventing transcription of UPR response genes D. Ran-GTP would not be imported to the nucleus thus preventing transcription of UPR response genes E. No effect, these are completely unrelated processes.

You plan to synthesize a peptide to be used as a vaccine to treat melanoma, a particularly aggressive form of skin cancer. Normally, gp100, a protein on the surface of melanocytes, activates cell growth when it is bound by its ligand. Activation of the growth pathway depends on the presence of threonine in the ligand. The effective peptide vaccine will mimic the natural ligand, but won’t cause cell growth and division. Below is the sequence of the natural ligand:   LDMKTAG   In order to ensure your newly designed peptide vaccine does not cause cell growth upon binding, you must substitute the Threonine residue at position 5. What amino acid would you replace it with, bearing in mind that the peptide should still be similar enough to bind to the gp100 protein in the surface of melanocytes. Explain your choice. Your vaccine will be administered as a topical cream, and you require your peptide to have an overall neutral charge in order to be functional. At what pH should you formulate…