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6.4 e RAS protein pathway has mutated in a way that the protein RAS has become T

ID: 147361 • Letter: 6

Question

6.4 e RAS protein pathway has mutated in a way that the protein RAS has become Th constitutively active. How might have this occurred? A. A loss in GTPase activity of RAS. B. GAP hyperactivity C. Substitutions for amino acids associated with GDP/GTP D. A and C. E. All of the Above. 6.5 In what ways does the RAS oncogene contribute to cancers? A. RAS codes for an anti-apoptotic protein, which is produced in abnormally large amounts B. RAS codes for a GTPase switch protein, which in its mutated form cannot be switched off. C. RAS codes for a transcription factor, which is produced in abnormally large amounts E. RAS is the regulatory antigen sequence. D. RAS codes for a truncated form of a growth factor receptor, which is continually active.

Explanation / Answer

6.5.

Answer: b

Explanation: Ras oncogene codes for a GTPase switch protein, which in its mutated form cannot be switched off.

6.4.

E.all of the above