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    An integral, or intrinsic, membrane protein (IMP) is a type of membrane protein that is permanently attached to the biological membrane. All transmembrane...
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    depending on their location. Integral membrane proteins are a permanent part of a cell membrane and can either penetrate the membrane (transmembrane) or associate...
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    associated. These proteins attach to integral membrane proteins, or penetrate the peripheral regions of the lipid bilayer. The regulatory protein subunits of...
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    transmembrane protein is a type of integral membrane protein that spans the entirety of the cell membrane. Many transmembrane proteins function as gateways...
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  • macromolecules, such as another protein, across a biological membrane. Transport proteins are integral transmembrane proteins; that is they exist permanently...
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    Biological membranes, in the form of eukaryotic cell membranes, consist of a phospholipid bilayer with embedded, integral and peripheral proteins used in...
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    peripheral membrane proteins, whereas treatment with detergents and organic solvents solubilizes integral membrane proteins. Thylakoids contain many integral and...
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  • According to the model, membrane proteins are in three classes based on how they are linked to the lipid bi-layer: Integral proteins: Immersed in the bi-layer...
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    appropriate membrane fluidity at various temperatures. The membrane also contains membrane proteins, including integral proteins that span the membrane and serve...
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    cellular response, such as transcription. GPCRs are integral membrane proteins that possess seven membrane-spanning domains or transmembrane helices. The extracellular...
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    Cholesterol also helps regulate the activity of certain integral membrane proteins. Integral membrane proteins function when incorporated into a lipid bilayer...
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    across a biological membrane. Carrier proteins are integral membrane proteins; that is, they exist within and span the membrane across which they transport...
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    Small integral membrane protein 14, also known as SMIM14 or C4orf34, is a protein encoded on chromosome 4 of the human genome by the SMIM14 gene. SMIM14...
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    the oculocutaneous albinism II (OCA2) gene. The P protein is believed to be an integral membrane protein involved in small molecule transport, specifically...
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  • A membrane-bound protein, is a protein that is bound (attached) to a biological membrane, may refer to: Integral membrane protein (permanently attached...
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    Stomatin (category Membrane proteins)
    erythrocyte integral membrane protein band 7 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the STOM gene. Stomatin is a 31 kDa integral membrane protein, named...
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    Acetylcholine receptor (category Integral membrane proteins)
    An acetylcholine receptor (abbreviated AChR) is an integral membrane protein that responds to the binding of acetylcholine, a neurotransmitter. Like other...
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    Fluid mosaic model (category Membrane biology)
    membranes had been determined through labeling experiments, x-ray diffraction, and calorimetry. These studies showed that integral membrane proteins diffuse...
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    receiving (binding to) extracellular molecules. They are specialized integral membrane proteins that allow communication between the cell and the extracellular...
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    also often glycosylated. Glycoproteins are also often important integral membrane proteins, where they play a role in cell–cell interactions. It is important...
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    Integral monotopic proteins are permanently attached to the cell membrane from one side, and are a type of integral membrane protein (IMP). Three-dimensional...
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  • of integral membrane protein found on activated antigen-presenting cells (APC) that, when paired with either a CD28 or CD152 (CTLA-4) surface protein on...
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    Gamma secretase (category Integral membrane proteins)
    multi-subunit protease complex, itself an integral membrane protein, that cleaves single-pass transmembrane proteins at residues within the transmembrane domain...
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  • Proton pump (category Transport proteins)
    A proton pump is an integral membrane protein pump that builds up a proton gradient across a biological membrane. Proton pumps catalyze the following reaction:...
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    antiporter (also called exchanger or counter-transporter) is an integral membrane protein involved in secondary active transport. It is a type of cotransporter...
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    Amyloid-beta precursor protein (APP) is an integral membrane protein expressed in many tissues and concentrated in the synapses of neurons. It functions...
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    Photosystem I is an integral membrane protein complex that uses light energy to catalyze the transfer of electrons across the thylakoid membrane from plastocyanin...
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    Ion channel (redirect from Protein channel)
    pore-forming membrane proteins that allow ions to pass through the channel pore. Their functions include establishing a resting membrane potential, shaping...
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  • temporarily). Integral membrane proteins can be subclassified into integral polytopic proteins, which span the entirety of the membrane, and integral monotopic...
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  • Sodium channel (category Integral membrane proteins)
    Sodium channels are integral membrane proteins that form ion channels, conducting sodium ions (Na+) through a cell's membrane. They belong to the superfamily...
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