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Voltage-gated channels are proteins in the cell membrane which open when stimulated by a voltage (an electrical signal). The voltage causes the channel to open, thereby allowing the entry or exit of whatever substance the channel relates to.
An example of this the the voltage-gated sodium channels on neurons. When an action potential (a voltage), passes over the cell, it open these channels and allows sodium to enter the cell.
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∙ 9y agoVoltage gated ion channels open and close in response to changes in the membrane potential of the cell. When the membrane potential reaches a certain point, the protein structure of the channel well shift, allowing the passage of specific ions through it. For example, there is an voltage gated ion channel that allows the passage of potassium ions out of the cell when the cell becomes too depolarized.
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∙ 10y agoSee also computer chips and semiconductor materials.
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Transport protein that provides a tubelike opening in the plasma membrane through which particles can diffuse?
Channel Protein.
What are the three types of transport proteins?
Carrier Proteins and Channel ProteinsReceptor ProteinsGlycoproteinsSource: Currently doing AS-Level Biology.
Movement across the cell membrane made possible by a protein embedded in the cell membrane?
It is a selectively permeable membrane that allows certain substances in and out, but keeps harmful substances from entering the cell. It could be compared to the security guard at the door of an airport that makes sure that nobody dangerous gets in or out.
Which thin membrane separates the outer and middle ear in tetrapods?
The ear drum. the medical term is the tympanic membrane
What is the outer layer in animal cells called?
the cell membrane. It is a protein mosaic this is hydrophobic on both sides and hydrophllic in the center.
What channel can help move things across the membrane?
Protein channels help move particles across the cell membrane
What do the channel proteins in the cell membrane do?
Channel proteins, a type of transport proteins to the cells, move molecules from outside of the membrane to the inside
What is the channel in the nuclear membrane through which the RNA passes?
The nuclear PORE membrane
What type of channel on the postsynaptic membrane binds neurotransmitter?
a chemically gated channel
What are membrane proteins that create a passageway across cell membrane?
Channel proteins.
What are the cell membrane channel made up of?
turtles
What does a gated channel in a cell membrane allow?
osmosis
What channel helps move things across the membrane?
transportation
Channel can help move things across the membrane?
proteins
Type of membrane channel that opens when distorted?
Mechanically-gated
Flexible nature of a cell membrane results from?
channel proteins
Is a protein that forms an ion channel through a membrane is most likely to be a peripheral protein a trans membrane protein a phospholipid an enzyme or an entirely outside the phospholipid?
A protein that forms an ion channel through a membrane is most likely to be a transmembrane protein.
