BIOLOGY (LL)
BIOLOGY (LL)
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ISBN: 9781264115495
Author: BROOKER
Publisher: MCG
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To explain: The reason for the importance of transmembrane protein in the cell-cell binding and cell-matrix binding.

Introduction: The transmembrane proteins traverse from one end of the membrane to the other end. These proteins are embedded inside the phospholipid bilayer and are organized in such a way that their hydrophobic body lies in the middle region while the outer side of the membrane contains polar amino groups.

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