Q. Unlike other cytoskeletal elements, in the assembly of intermediate filaments there is no requirement of ______________

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Q. Intermediate filaments lack polarity.

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Q. Intermediate filaments tend to be less sensitive to __________________

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Q. Which is a type of intermediate filament found in epithelial cells?

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Q. Neurofilaments are the type _____ intermediate filaments.

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Q. Absence of the intermediate filament desmin, has a negative impact on _______________

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Q. Vimentin is a ___________

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Q. ‘Epidermolysis bullosa simplex’ is caused by the deficiency of ____________ polypeptide.

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Q. Aggregation of neurofilaments leads to ____________

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Q. Microfilaments are mostly involved in _______________ processes.

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Q. For cellular transport, plant cells rely on microfilaments.

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Q. Microfilaments are composed of globular subunits of _____________

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Q. The identification of actin filaments in a cell can be done by using the protein ____________

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Q. After incorporation into growing actin filaments, the associated ATP is _____________

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Q. The faster growing end of the microfilament is the plus-end.

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Q. The phenomenon of “treadmilling” is observed in microfilaments under the __________ state.

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Q. The drug cytochalasin blocks the _____________

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Q. The drug cytochalasin blocks the _____________Latrunculin blocks the ____________

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Q. Which type of myosins move toward the minus-end of a microfilament?

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Q. The head of the myosin binds the ___________

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