Posted at 00:16h
in
General Questions
Duringtonightsclass, wediscussedproteinstructureandhowchangesintheaminoacidsequenceofaproteincansignificantlyalteritsfunction andcausediseases/disorders. Withthisinmind,writeaparagraphthatexplainsthe causeofsicklecellanemia disease?Youranswershouldbe nolongerthanonepageandshouldanswer ALL ofthefollowingquestions:
1. What isthe name (spellitout)ofthespecificproteinthatisaffectedinsicklecellanemia disease?
2. Describethe specificchangeintheaminoacidsequence thatcausessicklecellanemiadisease?
3. Howdoesthisprotein functioninnormalpeople whodo notsufferfromsicklecellanemiadisease?
4. Whatarethesymptomsthatindividualswithsicklecellanemiadiseaseexperience?
5. Isthereacureforsicklecellsanemiadisease?Ifnot,describethetypesoftreatmentsthatareusedtoalleviate thesymptomsofsickleanemiadisease....