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)

Cytoplasm

Nucleus

Mitochondrion

Peroxisome

100

0

20

0

ER

80

Answer 1

[AI-generated answer — Bot GPT 3.5]

Based on the data provided, a cytoplasmic protein was identified. This is because the highest amount of protein was found in the cytoplasm (100 relative units), compared to the other organelles.