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Sufayan.ah

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List the four major phospholipids found in the plasma membrane of hematopoietic cells, and explain their unique distribution.
 
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Disposal of damaged or misfolded proteins is carried out by which cell component?
 
  a. Lysosome
  b. Ubiquitin/proteosome system
  c. Caspase/apoptosis system
  d. Molecular chaperones


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Reply #1 on: Jun 25, 2018
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Answer: The four major phospholipids that are found in the plasma membrane are phosphatidylethanol amine (PE), phosphatidylserine (PS), phosphatidylcholine (PC), and sphingomyelin (SM). Most blood cells have an asymmetric distribution of these phospholipids, with PE and PS occurring in the inner layer and PC and SM occurring in the outer layer.

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Correct answer: B


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