membrane protein

plural membrane proteins

1. countableuncountablebiochemistryA protein that is associated with a biological membrane; association typically refers to either the ability to copurify membrane lipids with said protein or the ability to visualize a physical association in situ.

   Membrane proteins, such as receptors, ion channels, and transporters, comprise nearly 30% of all proteins in eukaryotic cells.

   2015, Liszewski K, “Dissecting the Structure of Membrane Proteins”, in Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News, volume 35, number 17, Mary Ann Liebert, page 1

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   2000. Lodish H, Berk A, Zipursky SL, et al. Molecular Cell Biology. 4th edition. New York: W. H. Freeman; 2000. Section 3.4, Membrane Proteins. Available from: https://web.archive.org/web/20201105231908/https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK21570/ Associated with each membrane is a set of membrane proteins that enables the membrane to carry out its distinctive activities.