Assignment:
Mutations in the CCR5 protein in humans lead to resistance to HIV. This is the protein that CRISPR was used to mutate in Lulu and Nana, the gene edited babies. The CCRS protein is found in cell membranes where it functions as a receptor (receives signals and transmits them Into the cell). Describe how this protein would be produced by discussing what parts of the cell are Involved and what happens during protein synthesis at each location.
Use these vocabulary words: (given here In alphabetical order): amino acids, cell membrane, cytoplasm, DNA, golgi apparatus, mRNA, nucleus, ribosome, RNA polymerase, rough endoplasmic reticulum, splicing, transcription, translation, vesicle.
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