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Proteins play several essential functions in the body. Here are some examples:

1. Structural support - Hair and nails

2. Enzymes - help in processed like digestion and DNA replication

3. Hormones - help in growth and development

4. Steroids - help transmit signals

5. Receptors - present wither within cells or on their membranes. They help carry molecular messages between the cell and its environment

6. Anchorage proteins - they anchor the cells on to he basal lamina and are very important in tissue formation

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