Question

Carbonic anhydrase is an enzyme found in the cytoplasm of a cell. You genetically modified the gene which produces the mRNA for carbonic anhydrase to now include a signal sequence. What will happen when carbonic anhydrase initially binds to a ribosome

Answer 1

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Explanation:

Carbonic anhydrase modification is a promising strategy for improving the potency and stability of carbonic anhydrase, which is used to expedite CO2 uptake from flue gases. Carbonic anhydrase can be genetically engineered to increase CO2 conversion, absorption of CO2 from a gaseous state into bioactive compounds, and mineral synthesis.

When carbonic anhydrase attaches to a ribosome, the carbonic anhydrase will now be synthesized at first by the free ribosome, after which the ribosome will become a bound ribosome and the protein will be present in the rough Endoplasmic reticulum when the synthesis is complete.

Answer 2

In this case, when carbonic anhydrase initially binds to a ribosome - Carbonic anhydrase initially will be synthesized by free ribosomes, but then these ribosomes then will become bound ribosomes and the protein will be in the rough ER when synthesis is complete

Carbonic anhydrase is an enzyme that helps the rapid conversion to carbonic acids from carbon dioxide and water with protons and bicarbonate ions.

• Classified as a metalloenzyme

• The modification in the carbonic anhydrase enhances the potency and stability of the enzyme.

• It can be modified to increase CO2 conversion, absorption of CO2 from a gaseous state into bioactive compounds, and mineral synthesis.  

Thus, In the case of carbonic anhydrase bound to a ribosome, at first, the carbonic anhydrase will be synthesized by the free ribosome and later the ribosome will become a bound ribosome and the protein will be present in the rough Endoplasmic reticulum once the synthesis process completes.

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