Question

Secretion of overexpressed proteins by fusion to a secretion signal can be useful because it helps in bringing about correct _______ and _____ protein folding.

(a) glycosylation, enhance

(b) glycosylation, not affect

(c) phosphorylation, enhance

(d) phosphorylation, not affect

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Answer 1

Correct choice is (a) glycosylation, enhance

To elaborate: Secretion of overexpressed proteins can be useful because it helps in bringing about correct glycosylation and also enhances protein folding. It also assists in purification.