Assume that you are working in a research lab and your professor asks you to make a solution of 50X TAE. She asks you to make 1 liter, containing 57.1 ml of glacial acetic acid as well as final concentrations of 2 molar (M) tris base and 0.05 M EDTA […]

Question #1: GPRCs and Cancer GPCRs and Cancer: The G-protein coupled receptor (GPCR) family of proteins boasts over 800 members, and more than 2% of the human genome codes for GPCRs. GPCRs are upstream of many of the regulatory signaling pathways discussed in this unit. The review by Dorsam and […]

Lab Assignment Pre-Lab Questions 1. Identify the major similarities and differences between prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells. 2. Where is the DNA housed in a prokaryotic cell? Where is it housed in a eukaryotic cell? 3. Identify three structures which provide support and protection in a eukaryotic cell.   Experiment 1: […]

The correct folding of proteins is necessary to maintain healthy cells and tissues. Unfolded proteins are responsible for such neurodegenerative disorders as Alzheimer’s, Huntington’s, and Creutzfeld-Jacob disease ( thr specific faulty protein is different for each disease). What is the utimate fate of these disease causing, unfolded proteins? a. they […]