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Plasma Membrane

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plasma membrane [′plazĀ·mə ′mem‚brān]
(cell and molecular biology)

Plasma Membrane 

the membrane that surrounds the protoplasm of plant and animal cells. The plasma membrane in animal cells is an internal (obligate) component of the cell membrane.



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Either one of those anchors gets incorporated into the envelope surrounding HIV or other viruses as they bud through the plasma membrane of an infected cell.
Some chapter topics include imaging and molecular motors, signal transduction across the plasma membrane, single-molecule tracking of quantum dot liganded epidermal growth factor, single- molecule FRET studies of helicases and Holliday junctions, and high- speed atomic force microscopy for nano-visualization of biomolecular processes.
Athens, GA) has patented a ciliated protozoan Tetrahymena which exemplifies a recombinant system for the expression of heterologous nucleic acids, preferably on the plasma membrane surface.
 
 
 
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