What kinds of amino acids would you expect to find in the 7th transmembrane spanning segment (boxed)? What kinds might you expect to find just at the ends of the transmembrane spanning segment? Explain your reasoning.

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What kinds of amino acids would you expect to find in the 7th transmembrane spanning
segment (boxed)? What kinds might you expect to find just at the ends of the transmembrane
spanning segment? Explain your reasoning.
Transcribed Image Text:What kinds of amino acids would you expect to find in the 7th transmembrane spanning segment (boxed)? What kinds might you expect to find just at the ends of the transmembrane spanning segment? Explain your reasoning.
Ligand
binding
domain
Extracellular Space
7th transmembrane
spanning segment
Cytosol
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Color Key:
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Transcribed Image Text:Ligand binding domain Extracellular Space 7th transmembrane spanning segment Cytosol ele Color Key: N
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Transmembrane proteins are membrane proteins that span the entire membrane. They can have single or multiple transmembrane domains. The transmembrane domains can be made up of alpha-helices or beta-sheets.

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