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A structure named for this letter is used by retinol-binding protein to carry retinol and is used by porins to assist diffusion across the cell membrane. This letter partly names fragments of the membrane receptor APP (10[1])that accumulate in gray matter. Adrenergic receptors denoted by this letter (10[1])are antagonized (10[1])by medications that treat abnormal heart (-5[1])rhythms (10[1])by suppressing (10[1])the fight-or-flight response. The center of green fluorescent protein contains a ■END■

ANSWER: beta [or beta-pleated sheet or beta strand or beta barrel or amyloid beta or beta-adrenergic receptor]
<June Yin , Science - Biology - Cell/Molecular>
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2023 NASAT06/17/2023Y9100%0%22%80.33

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