Which of the following is true of transmembrane proteins?

a. The signal sequences are always cleaved off.
b. They are always inserted with the amino terminus on the lumenal side and the carboxyl terminus in the cytosol.
c. They cross the membrane only once.
d. They usually have one or more helices spanning the membrane bilayer.


Ans: d. They usually have one or more helices spanning the membrane bilayer.

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