Question

Inclusion bodies are devoid of proteins.

(a) True

(b) False

This question was addressed to me in an interview for job.

This interesting question is from Guidelines for Choosing Host-Vector Systems in section Utilizing Genetically Engineered Organisms & Medical Applications of Bioprocess Engineering of Bioprocess Engineering

Answer 1

The correct answer is (b) False

To explain I would say: Inclusion bodies, sometimes called elementary bodies, are nuclear or cytoplasmic aggregates of stable substances, usually proteins. They typically represent sites of viral multiplication in a bacterium or a eukaryotic cell and usually consist of viral capsid proteins.