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channel protein

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channel protein [′chanĀ·el ‚prō‚tēn]
(cell and molecular biology)
Protein forming an aqueous pore spanning the lipid bilayer of the cell membrane which when open allows certain solutes to traverse the membrane.


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He says that his study has shown that alcohols directly interact with a specific nook contained within a channel protein.
Artificial ones are recent, but natural ones include nuclei, mitochondria, mitotic bundles, the pores of channel protein, and other structures inside living cells.
The ion channel protein called TRPA1 is present on sensory neurons, found in most body tissues.
 
 
 
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