Bio 160 Exam 3

Proteoliposomes are artificial membrane vesicles of (                     ) and (                             ) that are of enormous value in studying membrane proteins involving solute transport and electron transport.

When one keeps the internal concentration of a solute higher than the external concentration by several orders of magnitude, one requires energy. The source of energy can be either(                    ), (                         ), or (                                ).

When we talk about ABC transporters,ABC stands for (                                           three words                                           ).

There are two transport systems for K+ in bacteria: TrK system and Kdp system. They differ in their (                     ) for K+.

When glucose is transported from outside to inside of E. coli, it is phosphorylated. So, the transported product inside the bacteria is (                              ), not glucose. This type of transport is called (                             two words                                  ).

(                       two words                        ) are an important way by which bacteria become resistant to antimicrobial agents, such as antibiotics, dyes, detergents, disinfectants, and antiseptics.

An example of an (                    ) resistance system in Mycobacterium tuberculosis is the TAP system.

List five ways that bacteria do for solute transport.

When one wants to differentiate the source of energy (ATP or proton potential) for solute transport, one has to inactivate ATP synthase. Why is that?

Q1. If you want to translocate any protein across the cell membrane (or outer membrane), you need always energy.
A) True
B) False
True False

Proteins are pretty big, so there is no way to be translocated across the cell membrane without their being denatured.
A) True
B) False
True False

The amino acid sequence of a protein contains all the folding information of the protein.
A) True
B) False
True False

Some bacteria secret proteins directly into host cytoplasm.
A) True
B) False
True False

Cell inside is more reducing (low redox potential) than the outside.
A) True
B) False
True False

There are two main protein export pathways in bacteria. One is (      a         ) system and the other is (     b     ) system. (           a            ) system translocates proteins in an unfolded form, while (           b         ) translocates fully folded proteins.

The proteins that are translocated by the Sec system are synthesized with a leader peptide sequence. The leader peptide sequence consists of a basic amino-terminal end that has positively charged (                  ) and (                         ) residues, followed by a (                           ) region, and finally an uncharged C-terminal region, which contains a recognition site for a (                   ).

For the cytoplasmic membrane -bound proteins, there are always internal (                            ) regions of the protein that stop translocation and anchor the protein into the membrane because they bind to the lipid.

A major chaperone protein in E. coli is (       a          ). (            a        ) binds to the mature domain (not leader peptide) of the preprotein and prevents premature folding in the cytoplasm and aggregation.

A transcription factor is most likely a membrane protein.
A) True                  
B) False
True False

Bacteria often use secondary messengers representing environmental signals.            
A) True                      
B) False
True False

Obligatory anaerobes sense oxygen using a common transcription factor, FNR.            
A) True
B) False
True False

Glucose is the best carbon source for E. coli. So, glucose will repress the utilization of all the other carbon sources.
A) True                  
B) False
True False

Bacteria sense their environmental changes by recognizing signaling molecules and therefore there must be cellular components to bind to such signaling molecules.
A) True                  
B) False
True False

Several bacteria undergo sporulation when faced with nutrient excess.                       
A) True                       
B) False
True False

All the environmental signaling molecules go into the cytoplasm in order to trigger appropriate adaptation mechanisms in bacteria.
A) True                  
B) False
True False

In two-component systems, the sensor protein is always a transmembrane protein.           
A) True                       
B) False
True False

Upon binding to signaling molecules, transcriptional regulators (or sensor proteins in two-component systems) undergo conformational changes (that is, there must be two protein forms in each case).
A) True                  
B) False
True False

When bacteria encounter chemo-attractants (food), they tumble rather than swim.
A) True                  
B) False
True False

The regulation by altering protein’s activity is faster than that by changing the transcription level of the protein.                       
A) True                       
B) False
True False

The reactions catalyzed by regulatory enzymes are usually at a metabolic branch point.
A) True                  
B) False
True False

Regulatory enzymes often catalyze reactions that are physiologically irreversible.
A) True                  
B) False
True False

A positive allosteric effector would increase the Km of its protein.
A) True                  
B) False
True False

When glucose is added to E. coli culture media, you will see a lot of glucose inside the bacterial cell.
A) True           
B) False
True False

In E. coli, glucose the best carbon source so if glucose is around, it represses the utilization of other carbon sources.
A)True
B)False
True False

In E. coli, cAMP receptor protein is the transcriptional activator involved in catabolite repression. So, the effector (ligand) of the protein is glucose.
A) True           
B) False
True False

When E. coli cells see lactose (a decent carbon/energy source) outside, they always express lactose-utilization enzymes.
A) True
B) False
True False

RNA polymerase prefers some DNA sites to bind to.
A) True
B) False
True False

A transcription factor binds to target DNAs by recognizing a specific sequence.
A) True
B) False
True False

Transcriptional activator helps RNA polymerase transcribe and repressor inhibits RNA polymerase from transcription.
A) True
B) False
True False

In an operon, the binding site of a transcriptional activator always precedes the site for RNA polymerase (promoter).
A) True           
B) False
True False

In an operon, the binding site of a transcriptional repressor usually precedes the site for RNA polymerase (promoter).
A) True           
B) False
True False

Let’s say you know that the transcription of an operon strictly requires a transcriptional activator. Then the promoter for the operon is strong (& ideal).
A) True           
B) False
True False

How do you call DNA site to which a repressor binds?

The normal flora are always beneficial..           A) True           
B) False
True False

Temperature can be a signal for virulence gene expression for pathogens.
A) True           
B) False
True False

Endotoxins are secreted in soluble form by live bacteria.
A) True
B) False
True False

An enterotoxin is a protein toxin released by a microorganism in the intestine.
A) True           
B) False
True False

Many bacteria can sense quorum and do so by direct cell-cell communication using pili.
A) True
B) False
True False

If the genes for luminescence in a bacterial species are under the control of quorum sensing signal, luminescence is dependent upon cell density.
A) True
B) False
True False

If the genes for luminescence in a bacterial species are under the control of quorum sensing signal, luminescence happens in high cell density above certain concentration.
A) True
B) False
True False

The production of the same AI-2 by different types of bacteria in the same community is one way for the bacteria to engage in (                          ) communication.

This term is for a community of microorganisms immobilized and living on a solid surface exposed to air or liquid. The obvious advantage would be a formation of food webs via the coordination of different types of microorganisms. What is this?

This bacterium, (                                       ), killed 75-200 million European people (one-third of the population at that time) in 1347 to 1353, known as the Black Death.

This bacterium, (                                       ) was first isolated by Italian anatomist, Filippo Pacini and also by Robert Koch as the cause of cholera.

This bacterium, (                                        ) is an opportunistic pathogen, meaning that can cause disease to an immunocompromised person, but not a healthy person. It typically infects lung, so it is a threat especially to a patient having cystic fibrosis.

(                                       ) species cause gastroenteritis, enteric fever, and septicemia (blood infections)

(                                     ) species cause shigellosis and produces shiga toxin.

This bacterium, (                                         ) is the causative agent of whooping cough. When you were very young, you probably got an immunization shot against this agent.

This bacterium, (                                          ) is the most common cause of staph infections, though it may exist as a commensal on human skin.

(                                      ) is the causal agent of Crown Gall disease (the formation of tumors) in over 140 species of flowering plants. The bacterium has a mega-sized Ti plasmid (tumor-inducing plasmid).