Scientists isolate proteins from various cellular organelles and check for the presence of known proteins using antibodies specific to those proteins. From the data below, what kind of protein was identified?
Organelle/Location Amount of protein (relative units)
Cytoplasm
Nucleus
Mitochondrion
Peroxisome
100
0
20
0
ER
80
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Based on the data provided, a cytoplasmic protein was identified. This is because the highest amount of protein was found in the cytoplasm (100 relative units), compared to the other organelles.
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