Question

Scientists isolate proteins from various cellular organelles and check for the presence of known proteins using antibodies specific to those proteins. From the data below, what kind of protein was identified?

Organelle/Location Amount of protein (relative units)

100

0

Cytoplasm

Nucleus

Mitochondrion

Peroxisome

20

0

ER

80

Answer 1

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Based on the data, a type of protein that was identified is a protein that is mainly found in the ER (Endoplasmic Reticulum) as it has the highest amount of protein in relative units compared to the other organelles.