Question

1. this question is based on the following:

the EH virus binds to a receptor called IRL-1. Consider the data/table below:

Receptor name	Mouse liver cell	Mouse Pancreas cell	sheep liver cell	Sheep pancreas cell	Cow liver cell	Cow pancreas cell
IRL-1	absent	absent	absent	present	absent	Present
CR5	Present	absent	Present	Present	Present	Absent
CX9	absent	present	Absent	Present	absent	Present
MSR-6	absent	absent	Absent	absent	present	Present

Please answer the following based on the information above. put the answer for a-c in the same textbox below this question, write the appropriate letter in front of your answer to each question.

a. What is the host range of the EH Virus?

b. What is the specificity of the EH Virus?

c. Would you expect the biosynthesis step to occur in the mouse pancreas cell?

Answer 1