transmembrane
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of transmembrane
Example Sentences
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Study results showed that PD-1 forms a dimer through interactions of its transmembrane segment.
From Science Daily • Mar. 8, 2024
Connecting the outside-of-the-cell portion of PD-1 with the inside portion is the transmembrane segment.
From Science Daily • Mar. 8, 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
A transmembrane protein receptor is a protein in the cell membrane that mediates a physiological change in a neuron, most often through the opening of ion channels or changes in the cell signaling processes.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
Other transmembrane proteins, which are not accurately called receptors, are sensitive to mechanical or thermal changes.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
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