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Transmembrane Domain

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The portion of an integral membrane protein crossing through the plasma lemma (cell membrane) or that of an internal vesicle. This region is highly hydrophobic, approximately 20 amino acids long, and bordered by charged amino acids. [ ]

Term info

Label

Transmembrane Domain

Synonyms
  • TM Domain
  • Transmembrane Domain
  • Transmembrane Region
Legacy Concept Name

Transmembrane_Domain

Preferred Name

Transmembrane Domain

Semantic Type

Amino Acid Sequence

UMLS CUI

C1519623

code

C13410

Term relations

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Related from:
Gene_Product_Has_Structural_Domain_Or_Motif