A __________ is NOT a characteristic of the ER signal peptide sequence.
A) N-terminal segment containing negatively charged amino acids
B) segment containing hydrophobic amino acids
C) C-terminal segment containing hydrophobic amino acids
D) protease cleavage site

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The ER signal peptide sequence typically contains a segment containing hydrophobic amino acids, a protease cleavage site, and a C-terminal segment containing hydrophobic amino acids. Negatively charged amino acids are not commonly found in the N-terminal segment of the ER signal peptide sequence.

A __________ Is NOT a Characteristic of the ER Signal