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transmembrane /trans·mem·brane/ (trans-mem´brān) extending across a membrane, usually referring to a protein subunit that is exposed on both sides of a cell membrane.
trans·mem·brane (trns-mmbrn, trnz-)
adj.
Passing or occurring across a membrane.

transmembrane
across a membrane; usually referring to a cell membrane.


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Current methods for measuring the binding affinity of ligands to transmembrane proteins require the use of whole cells or cell membrane preparations, which are heterogeneous and too impure to generate high quality, reproducible biosensor data.
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