Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index In lipid anchored proteins a covalently attached fatty acid such as palmitate or myristate serves to anchor them to the cytoplasmic face of the cell membrane. Examples include G proteins and certain kinases. It is believed that the fatty-acid chain inserts and assumes a place in the bilayer structure of the membrane alongside the similar fatty-acid tails of the surrounding lipid molecules. Potential points of attachment include the terminal amino group of the protein backbone and the side chain of cysteine residues. This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.