Question

The benzimidazole (“benz-imid-azole”) family of anthelmintics limit the ability of this protein to aggregate. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this protein also targeted by colchicine and vincristine. The hydrolysis of GTP bound to this protein produces the curvature of the plus end and allows heterodimers to dissociate.
ANSWER: beta-tubulin [prompt on tubulin]
[10m] Microtubule-associated tau proteins with this property aggregate into tangles linked to the pathogenesis of many dementias. This property describes proteins that have been completely saturated by a kinase, and is used to inhibit Rb during the G1/S checkpoint.
ANSWER: hyperphosphorylated [or hyperphosphorylation; prompt on multi-phosphorylated or phosphorylation]
[10e] G1 is one of two “gap” phases during this long period of growth in between bouts of cell division.
ANSWER: interphase
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Data

TeamOpponentPart 1Part 2Part 3Total
Berkeley BChicago C1001020
Chicago BCornell A001010
Chicago DKentucky0000
Columbia AChicago A1001020
DukeColumbia B001010
FloridaToronto B001010
Georgia TechNorthwestern001010
HarvardTruman State0000
IllinoisYale A0101020
MarylandJohns Hopkins0000
McGillCornell B0000
MichiganIowa State001010
Minnesota AIndiana010010
NYUBerkeley A0000
North Carolina BMinnesota B0000
OttawaVirginia001010
PennArizona State10101030
StanfordTexas100010
Toronto ABrown001010
VanderbiltSouth Carolina0000
WUSTL APurdue010010
WUSTL BClaremont Colleges0101020
WaterlooNorth Carolina A0000
Yale BRutgers0000

Summary

TournamentEditionExact Match?HeardPPBEasy %Medium %Hard %
2024 ACF Nationals04/21/2024Y248.7550%21%17%