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Transmembrane protein

An integral membrane protein spanning the full thickness of a lipid bilayer, shown as an elongated structure crossing vertically through the membrane. The protein is taller than wide, with a central hydrophobic membrane-embedded region and domains protruding on both the upper and lower sides. It may appear globular, cylindrical, irregularly columnar, channel-like, or as one or more bundled helical or barrel-like segments, often with looped ends extending outward. Rendered in blue, purple, or teal as a smooth blob-like form, or compact membrane-spanning body with a clear top-and-bottom orientation.

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