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membrane

[mem-breyn] / ˈmɛm breɪn /
NOUN
covering layer
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These include a protein modification process known as UFMylation and enzymes that help build membrane anchors within cells.

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Samples exposed to 2.4 GPa began to show ruptured membranes, but the structure of the bacterium’s cell envelope help explain the survival of 60% of microbes.

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These proteins help transport the components needed to assemble the cell wall outside the inner membrane barrier.

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The newly identified molecules belong to a group called steranes, which are stable remnants of sterols such as cholesterol that form part of the cell membranes of complex life.

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Unlike traditional compartments in the cell, these droplet-like clusters are not enclosed by membranes.

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