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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 | A transmembrane protein is a [[Protein|protein]] which is associated with the [[Lipid_bilayer|lipid bilayer]] in the [[Cell membranes|membrane]]. The protein runs right through the membrane with both [[Cytosol|cytosolic]] and extracellular domains. Transmembrane proteins are [[Amphipathic|amphipathic]]; the [[Hydrophobic|hydrophobic]] regions interact with lipid tails inside the lipid bilayer and the [[hydrophillic|hydrophillic]] regions are exposed <ref>Alberts,B., Johnson,A., Lewis,J., Raff,M., Roberts,K. and Walter,P. (2008) Molecular Biology of the Cell, 5th Edition, 630</ref>. | ||
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Revision as of 14:05, 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 cytosolic and extracellular domains. Transmembrane proteins are amphipathic; the hydrophobic regions interact with lipid tails inside the lipid bilayer and the hydrophillic regions are exposed [1].
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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