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transmembrane

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[trans-mem-breyn, tranz-] / trænsˈmɛm breɪn, trænz- /

adjective

Biology.
  1. occurring across a membrane, as an electric potential or the transport of ions or gases.


Etymology

Origin of transmembrane

First recorded in 1940–45; trans- + membrane

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Its simple name, which stands for transmembrane protein 175, reflects how little was initially known.

From Science Daily Mar. 26, 2026

Among the study's other findings was that a single change in the amino acid structure of the transmembrane segment can act to either enhance or diminish the inhibitory function of PD-1 in immune responses.

From Science Daily Mar. 8, 2024

Study results showed that PD-1 forms a dimer through interactions of its transmembrane segment.

From Science Daily Mar. 8, 2024

The receptor complex includes the transmembrane receptor protein, a G protein, and an effector protein.

From Textbooks Jun. 19, 2013

This potential energy is harvested and stored as chemical energy in ATP through chemiosmosis, the movement of hydrogen ions down their electrochemical gradient through the transmembrane enzyme ATP synthase, just as in the mitochondrion.

From Textbooks Apr. 25, 2013

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