Membrane proteins have various functions including joining cells (adhesion), acting as enzymes to localize metabolic pathways, facilitating transport (diffusion, active transport), acting as recognition markers, anchoring the cytoskeleton or extracellular matrix, and transducing signals via receptors.
Membrane proteins have various functions including joining cells (adhesion), acting as enzymes to localize metabolic pathways, facilitating transport (diffusion, active transport), acting as recognition markers, anchoring the cytoskeleton or extracellular matrix, and transducing signals via receptors.
| Text | junctions - join cells enzymes - fixing to membrans localises metabolic pathways transport - facilitated diffusion, active transport recognition - markers for cellular identification anchorage - attachment points for cytoskeleton, extracellular matrix transduction - receptors for peptide hormones |
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