Which of the conformations illustrated above (a or b) is more likely PrPc (the normal cellular form of PrP) and which is more likely PrPSc (the pathogenic form of PrP)? Why?
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Which of the conformations illustrated above (a or b) is more likely PrPc (the normal cellular form of PrP) and which is more likely PrPSc (the pathogenic form of PrP)? Why?
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- The loopy polypeptide segments at the very top of the structure shown are the segments that actually contact the antigen. Would you expect these binding segments to be rigid or flexible?What are the primary proteolytic enzymes used to degrade immunoglobulin molecules into definable fragments to facilitate the study of their structure? Beside each peptide bond-splitting enzyme, indicate the number of fragments they produce after digestion.For many years it was a complete mystery howcytotoxic T cells could see a viral protein that seemed to bepresent only in the nucleus of the virus-infected cell. Theanswer was revealed in a classic paper that took advan-tage of a clone of T cells whose T cell receptor was directedagainst an antigen assoicated with the nuclear protein ofthe 1968 strain of influenza virus. The authors of the paperfound that when they incubated high concentrations ofcertain peptides derived from the viral nuclear protein, thecells became sensitive to lysis by subsequent incubationwith the cytotoxic T cells. Using various peptides from the1968 strain and the 1934 strain (with which the cytotoxic Tcells did not react), the authors defined the particular pep-tide responsible for the T cell response (Figure Q24–1).A. Which part of the viral protein gives rise to thepeptide that is recognized by the clone of cytotoxic T cells? Why do not all viral peptides sensitize the target cells forlysis by the cytotoxic T…
- Antibodies are effective against bacteria as well as viruses, but some bacteria produce an enzyme that cuts immunoglobulin G molecules right at the “bend” to separate each antigen-binding “arm” from the “stem.” (a) What type of bond is broken by the bacterial enzyme and what type of reaction does this enzyme catalyze? (b) Would the action of the bacterial enzyme affect the ability of immunoglobulins to cross-link bacterial cells?.In 1994, the U.S. Public Health Service identified “10 Essential Public Health Services.” For each of the ten, briefly describe a specific activity that has been used in the response to COVID-19.When a mixture of different IgG antibody proteins are treated with the enzyme papain, each antibody is cleaved into three roughly equal size fragments. From each original antibody, two of the three fragments are identical to each other, and represent the ‘arms’ of the antibody ‘Y’. These fragments are known as Fab fragments. The third fragment is known as the Fc region, because this fragment will crystallize when purified. The reason a mixture of Fc fragments will crystallize is because: It is the only part of the antibody protein that can easily be purified at the high concentrations needed for crystallization. It has no disulfide bonds holding the domains together, as disulfide bonds will inhibit crystallization. It is the only fragment of the antibody that still has disulfide bonds, so it remains intact during the crystallization process. The Fc fragments of IgG are much more water soluble than the Fab fragments. All Fc fragments generated from a mixture of IgG molecules have the…
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- 1. "Interferons (IFNs)‐α and ‐β are expressed in response to a virus infection and are released from the cell in which they are produced. IFNs induce an antiviral state in other neighboring cells. a. Which cellular process is inactivated when IFN‐treated cells are infected with a virus? b. One arm of the IFN‐induced antiviral state is the synthesis of 2′,5′‐oligoA in response to viral infection. In one sentence or a simple diagram, what is the effect of this on the cell? c. Another arm of the IFN‐induced antiviral state is activation of the protein kinase in response to viral infection. In one sentence or a simple diagram, what is the effect of this on the cell? d. All cells contain the genes for IFNs. IFN synthesis is stimulated by virus infection. Would you expect a cell that has been treated with IFN to synthesize IFN in response to a viral infection? Explain your answer."The F ab fragment of an antibody molecule has essentially the same affinity for a monovalent hapten as does intact IgG. (a) What is the smallest unit of an antibody that can retain the specificity and binding affinity of the whole protein? (b) Design a compact single-chain protein that is likely to specifically bind antigen with high affinity.Our immune system makes many different proteins that protect us from viral and bacterial infection. Biotechnology companies must produce large quantities of these immune proteins for human testing and eventual sale to the public. To this end, their scientists engineer bacterial or human cell cultures to express these immune proteins. Explain why proteins isolated from bacterial cultures are often inactive, whereas the same proteins isolated from human cell cultures are active (functional).