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A transmembrane protein is a [[Protein|protein]] which is associated with the lipid bilayer in the [[Cell membranes|membrane]]. The protein runs right through the membrane with both cytsolic and extracellular domains. Transmembrane proteins are [[Amphipathic|amphipathic]]; the hydrophobic regions interact with lipid tails inside the lipid bilayer and the hydrophillic regions are exposed. | A transmembrane protein is a [[Protein|protein]] which is associated with the lipid bilayer in the [[Cell membranes|membrane]]. The protein runs right through the membrane with both cytsolic and extracellular domains. Transmembrane proteins are [[Amphipathic|amphipathic]]; the hydrophobic regions interact with lipid tails inside the lipid bilayer and the hydrophillic regions are exposed. | ||
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Alberts,B., Johnson,A., Lewis,J., Raff,M., Roberts,K. and Walter,P. (2008) Molecular Biology of the Cell, 5th Edition, 630 | |||
Revision as of 13:02, 20 November 2011
A transmembrane protein is a protein which is associated with the lipid bilayer in the membrane. The protein runs right through the membrane with both cytsolic and extracellular domains. Transmembrane proteins are amphipathic; the hydrophobic regions interact with lipid tails inside the lipid bilayer and the hydrophillic regions are exposed.
Reference
Alberts,B., Johnson,A., Lewis,J., Raff,M., Roberts,K. and Walter,P. (2008) Molecular Biology of the Cell, 5th Edition, 630