Protiens
Proteins.
They are proteinacious .
proteins form channels and pumps that help to move material across the cell membrane. carbohydrates act like chemical identification cards, allowing individual cells to identify one another.
Of the major biomolecules, lipids, carbohydrates, proteins and nucleic acids, only nucleic acids are not present in cell membranes. Lipids make up the bilayer; proteins craete pumps and channels; carbohydrates are part of glycoproteins but no RNA or DNA is present.
These channels and pumps are typically made of proteins that are embedded within the lipid bilayer of the cell membrane. These proteins are specialized to facilitate the transport of specific molecules or ions across the membrane through various mechanisms such as active transport, facilitated diffusion, or ion channels.
Ion channels are not carbohydrates but are pore-forming membrane proteins. One of their functions is to include establishing a resting membrane potential.
AXON
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Transport proteins that are pumps differ from those that are channels in that when it pumps, it moves materials against concentration gradient. Other wise, from low to high concentration levels. Channels move materials down a concentration gradient, requiring no energy expenditure by the cell. From high concentration to low concentration levels.
Transport proteins that are pumps differ from those that are channels in that when it pumps, it moves materials against concentration gradient. Other wise, from low to high concentration levels. Channels move materials down a concentration gradient, requiring no energy expenditure by the cell. From high concentration to low concentration levels.
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