transmembrane
- adjective
- /trænzˈmɛmˌbreɪn/
- Specialized
- The transmembrane protein facilitates the movement of ions across the cell membrane.
- transmembrane protein
- transmembrane domain
- transmembrane voltage
Examples
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Indeed, it's long been known that tumor cells have lower transmembrane potentials than healthy cells.
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CTLA-4 is a leukocyte differentiation antigen located on the T cell membrane and functions as a transmembrane receptor.
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For the heart to function normally, the distribution of the transmembrane voltage must be approximately uniform throughout the heart.
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We have not seen receptors that are transmembrane and embedded release, but I think it's possible.
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The most significant changes in the magnitude of transmembrane voltage occurred at the electrode ends.
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The results indicated that the change in transmembrane voltage was less uniform across the fibers.
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A region near the center of the electrode experienced a negligible change in transmembrane voltage.
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The driving stimulus for the electromechanical force produced by the OHC is a change in the transmembrane potential.
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MCP is a widely expressed transmembrane glycoprotein that regulates complement activation.
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Vasorin (VASN) is a transmembrane protein with a pivotal role in tumorigenesis and vasculogenesis.
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Compounds
A gene making a membrane protein that controls salt and water in lung cells and whose mutations cause cystic fibrosis
How Membrane-Spanning
- Specialized
- Specialized
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Transmembrane comes from the prefix trans- meaning 'across', as in transport, and membrane meaning a thin 'skin' around a cell, so it describes something that passes or extends across a cell membrane.