transmembrane
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of transmembrane
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These gradients, maintained by specialized pumps, require large energy expenditure to generate varying transmembrane electrical potentials.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 24, 2024
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
They have two very flexible transmembrane domains that span the cell wall.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 8, 2024
One example of energy coupling using ATP involves a transmembrane ion pump that is extremely important for cellular function.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
Cholesterol also serves other functions, such as organizing clusters of transmembrane proteins into lipid rafts.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
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