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A coexists in an external and inserted phase in which there is a certain free energy barrier which inhibits full insertion. For this reason, there is a rate of insertion and expulsion within the membrane. After the insertion, H-bonding between enighbouring Glu and Arg residues coordinate lateral attraction and promote the formation of a cross- sheet through the U-turn N-terminus residues external to the bilayer.
