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Multiple Choice
Which of these types of membrane proteins are not embedded in the lipid bilayer at all?
A
Integral proteins
B
Lipid-anchored proteins
C
Transmembrane proteins
D
Peripheral proteins
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Understand the structure of the cell membrane, which consists of a lipid bilayer with embedded proteins.
Identify the different types of membrane proteins: integral proteins, transmembrane proteins, lipid-anchored proteins, and peripheral proteins.
Recognize that integral proteins are embedded within the lipid bilayer, often spanning across it.
Note that transmembrane proteins are a type of integral protein that completely spans the lipid bilayer.
Peripheral proteins are not embedded in the lipid bilayer; instead, they are loosely attached to the surface of the membrane, often interacting with integral proteins or the polar heads of lipids.