Why is it important that a protein keeps its shape? The shape of a protein keeps its amino acids from changing sequence.
The shape of a protein keeps it from breaking up into loose amino acids.
The shape of a protein allows it to perform several different jobs.
The shape of a protein allows it to perform its particular job

You have just sequenced a new protein found in mice and observe that sulfur-containing cysteine residues occur at regular intervals. what is the significance of this finding? it will be important to include cysteine in the diet of the mice. cysteine residues are required for the formation of α helices and β pleated sheets. cysteine residues are involved in disulfide bridges that form tertiary structure. cysteine causes bends, or angles, to occur in the tertiary structure of proteins.