title: Membrane proteins: adapting to life at the interface.
abstract: A recent publication by Cravatt and colleagues which describes the structure of an integral membrane protein (FAAH) highlights that the structural differences between membrane proteins and soluble proteins are not as disparate as is sometimes believed.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Molecular Biology, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, Bethesda, MD 20890, USA.
authors.forename: James H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Hurley
mesh_terms: D000581:Amidohydrolases / Q000737:chemistry; D008051:Lipid Bilayers; D008565:Membrane Proteins / Q000737:chemistry*; D010740:Phospholipases / Q000737:chemistry; D010770:Phosphotransferases / Q000737:chemistry; D012995:Solubility; D000099252:Fatty Acid Amide Hydrolases
chemical_list: D000581:Amidohydrolases; D008051:Lipid Bilayers; D008565:Membrane Proteins; D010740:Phospholipases; D010770:Phosphotransferases; D000099252:Fatty Acid Amide Hydrolases