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For example, plasma membrane proteins carry out functions as diverse as ferrying nutrients across the plasma membrane, receiving chemical signals from outside the cell, translating chemical signals into intracellular action, and sometimes anchoring the cell in a particular location (Figure 4).
Membrane Protein Types and Structures. The structure of membrane proteins often determines their function. This, in turn, is the way we classify the type of membrane protein. In general, integral proteins are embedded within the hydrophobic layer of the membranes. Peripheral proteins are not embedded within the hydrophobic region of the membrane. Instead, they are associated with the hydrophilic heads or with an integral membrane protein.