In your research, you have discovered that Protein X is often ubiquitinated in people with a certain disease.What would you predict about levels of Protein X in these patients?
A)Levels of Protein X will be low due to degradation in the proteasome.
B)Levels of Protein X will be the same, just carrying a ubiquitin tag.
C)Levels of Protein X will be increased due to transcriptional activation.
D)Levels of Protein X will be decreased due to negative feedback on transcription.

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Ubiquitination typically targets proteins for degradation by the proteasome, leading to lower levels of the protein.

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