The ‘translocon’ complex, which determines whether a protein segment will be inserted into or pushed through the cell membrane, seems to make the decision by performing a thermodynamic measurement.
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Bowie, J. Border crossing. Nature 433, 367–369 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1038/433367a
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