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How proteins are inserted into cell membranes

How proteins are inserted into cell membranes
Phys.org Saturday 04 July 2026, 23:30 UTC 1 min read
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Researchers from Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf (HHU) have—in collaboration with colleagues from Ludwig Maximilian University (LMU) in Munich—analyzed the complex biochemical processes that bacteria use to insert proteins into their cell membranes. They explain that—contrary to prior assumptions—there are more similarities between the processes in bacteria and higher cells than previously thought.

Researchers from Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf (HHU) have—in collaboration with colleagues from Ludwig Maximilian University (LMU) in Munich—analyzed the complex biochemical processes that bacteria use to insert proteins into their cell membranes. They explain that—contrary to prior assumptions—there are more similarities between the processes in bacteria and higher cells than previously thought.
Heinrich Heine University (ORG) Düsseldorf (LOCATION) Ludwig Maximilian University (ORG) LMU (ORG) Munich (LOCATION)
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