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If you deleted the ER N-terminal signal sequence from a gene that encodes a protein, where...

If you deleted the ER N-terminal signal sequence from a gene that encodes a protein, where would the protein end up after synthesis? (Assume no other signal sequences are present)

The golgi

The smooth ER

The protein would be secreted from the cell

The cytosol

The lysosome

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The cytosol

After protein synthesis in the cytosol Protein targeting takes place depending on the signal peptide on the protein. Loss of signal peptide renders protein in the cytosol itself.

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