( ( They ( are ( ( integral ( membrane proteins ) ) ( characterized ( by ( seven ( hydrophobic domains ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( , ( ( ( ( predicted ( to represent ) ) ( transmembrane ( -LRB- ( TM -RRB- ) ) ) ) ( spanning regions ) ) . ) ) )
(ROOT (SINV (S (NP (PRP They)) (VP (VBP are) (NP (NP (JJ integral) (JJ membrane) (NNS proteins)) (VP (VBN characterized) (PP (IN by) (NP (CD seven) (JJ hydrophobic) (NNS domains))))))) (, ,) (VP (VBD predicted) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB represent))))) (NP (NP (NN transmembrane)) (PRN (-LRB- -LRB-) (NP (NNP TM)) (-RRB- -RRB-))) (S (VP (VBG spanning) (NP (NNS regions)))) (. .)))
They are integral membrane proteins characterized by seven hydrophobic domains, predicted to represent transmembrane (TM) spanning regions.
(ROOT (S (NP (JJ Transmembrane) (NNS proteins)) (VP (VBP span) (NP (DT the) (JJ entire) (NN plasma) (NN membrane))) (. .)))