Cell membrane and proteins, illustration. The cell membrane (curved, shown in sectioned view) separates the inner constituents of a cell from the extr

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Cell membrane and proteins, illustration. The cell membrane (curved, shown in sectioned view) separates the inner constituents of a cell from the extracellular space (top). The membrane is composed of a lipid bilayer, a two-layered sheet with the hydrophobic tails pointing toward its centre and hydrophilic heads exposed to the intracellular and extracellular space. Many different transmembrane proteins (pink) transmit important molecules and cellular signals across the cell membrane. In the foreground is a fullerene-shaped structure (orange).

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Size: 8000px × 8000px
Photo credit: © ELLA MARU STUDIO/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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