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A cell biologist isolates a protein-RNA complex that exhibits catalytic activity. Treatment of this complex with RNase completely abolishes catalytic activity. However, treatment of the complex with proteases
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A cell biologist isolates a protein-RNA complex that exhibits catalytic activity. Treatment of this complex with RNase completely abolishes catalytic activity. However, treatment of the complex with proteases results in only a 15% decrease in catalytic activity. Which of the following is the most likely explanation for these data?

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The catalytic activity of the complex is enhanced by the protein component and completely dependent on the RNA component of the complex

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