Imagine a protein that has been engineered to contain a nuclear localization signal, a nuclear export signal, a C-terminal peroxisomal targeting sequence, and a canonical endoplasmic reticulum (ER) signal sequence. With all of these signals, where would you expect to find the protein after its synthesis?

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24 November, 08:43

Imagine a protein that has been engineered to contain a nuclear localization signal, a nuclear export signal, a C-terminal peroxisomal targeting sequence, and a canonical endoplasmic reticulum (ER) signal sequence. With all of these signals, where would you expect to find the protein after its synthesis?

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Johnathan Acevedo · Answer 1

This sequence would target the peroxisome

Explanation:

When the protein is made it will be able to target several organelles in the cell However, the C-terminal sequence is the last sequence transcribed and when the protein is complete this sequence will be the sequence used for targeting the specific organelle in this case, the C-terminal sequence targets the peroxisome