Q1- Describe the importance of signal peptides in targeting proteins to cellular compartments.
Q2- Explain the importance of disulfide links for the activation of insulin.
Q3- Describe how cathepsin D is activated.
Q4- Describe competitive feedback inhibition and its importance in regulating metabolism.
Q5- Define cooperativity and allostery.
Q6- Describe how hemoglobin function is controlled by cooperativity.
Q7- Recall ubiquitination as a mechanism for degrading proteins.
Q8- Recall the different types of covalent modifications.
Q9- Recall the names of the enzymes involved in phosphorylation.