transmembrane
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of transmembrane
Example Sentences
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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
They have two very flexible transmembrane domains that span the cell wall.
From Science Daily • Jan. 8, 2024
Figure 21.15 Alpha-beta T Cell Receptor Notice the constant and variable regions of each chain, anchored by the transmembrane region.
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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