Cell membrane and hydrophilic component of proteins
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Cell membrane and hydrophilic component of proteins
At http://library.thinkquest.org/C004535/c ... ranes.html it states that "Many of the membrane-associated proteins have hydrophilic and hydrophobic regions. The hydrophilic regions are used to help anchor the protein inside of the cell membrane."
I am new to this subject (and a senior, not doing homework) but the second sentence sounds counter-intuitive to me because the interior of the lipid membrane contains the hydrophobic tails of the lipids. So why - or how could they - would "membrane-associated proteins" utilize "hydrophilic regions" to anchor themselves in a hydrophobic environment?
I am new to this subject (and a senior, not doing homework) but the second sentence sounds counter-intuitive to me because the interior of the lipid membrane contains the hydrophobic tails of the lipids. So why - or how could they - would "membrane-associated proteins" utilize "hydrophilic regions" to anchor themselves in a hydrophobic environment?
Re: Cell membrane and hydrophilic component of proteins
I found my answer here:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/bookshelf/b ... 1890#A1891
I'll refrain from cutting and pasting to honor the likely limited permissions...
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/bookshelf/b ... 1890#A1891
I'll refrain from cutting and pasting to honor the likely limited permissions...
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