membrane
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While this simplifies experiments, it can hide important details, especially for antibodies that target regions near the base of the protein close to the membrane.
From Science Daily • Apr. 12, 2026
"It showed us new interactions at the membrane interface and suggested why those matter for antibody function."
From Science Daily • Apr. 12, 2026
In real viruses, surface proteins are embedded within a lipid membrane and arranged in specific shapes.
From Science Daily • Apr. 12, 2026
Using HIV as an example, the researchers focused on a stable region of the virus's surface protein located near the membrane.
From Science Daily • Apr. 12, 2026
But it is illusion to think that there is anything fragile about the life of the earth; surely this is the toughest membrane imaginable in the universe, opaque to probability, impermeable to death.
From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas
Vocabulary lists containing membrane
Life Science: Cell Biology
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Florida EOC Biology 1
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STAAR Biology: Cell Structure and Function
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