Question

________ is a protein that contributes to the asymmetric arrangement of the phospholipid bilayer

(a) Flippase
(b) Spectrin
(c) Scarmblases
(d) transferase

Answer 1

(a) Flippase

Step-by-step explanation:

The flippases are the transbilayer translocators present in the plasma membrane and are one of the proteins that are responsible for the asymmetric nature of the plasma membrane with respect to the distribution of phospholipids.

The flippases are the P-type ATPase that serves to move the phosphatidylethanolamine and phosphatidylserine from the outer to the cytosolic leaflet of the plasma membrane.

These proteins are responsible for the abundance of phosphatidylethanolamine and phosphatidylserine in the cytosolic leaflet and that of the sphingolipids and phosphatidylcholine in the outer leaflet.