carrier proteins
Cellular cargo movers
Carrier proteins are molecules in cell membranes that bind to specific substances and transport them across the membrane.
Unlike channel proteins, which form open pores, carrier proteins change shape to move their cargo from one side to the other.
They're essential for moving glucose, amino acids, and ions into and out of cells: Carrier proteins facilitate the uptake of nutrients that can't pass through the membrane on their own.
Antiderivative or crucial component
- channelPassage for transmission
- transporterOne who conveys cargo
- aquaporinMembrane protein for water
- glycoproteinProtein bonded to carbohydrates
Blood and egg protein
- hemoglobinErythrocyte's oxygen-binding protein
- myoglobinMuscle's oxygen-binding protein
- cytochromeHeme protein transferring electrons
- carnitineFatty acid transporter molecule
Cell engulfs external material
- exocytosisVesicular release from cells
- chaperoneProtective adult companion
- Golgi apparatusProtein processing organelle
- secretory pathwayCellular protein trafficking system
Genetically engineered combination
- purificationRemoval of contaminants
- chromatographyTechnique separating mixtures by differential migration
- cloningMaking identical copies
- plasmidSelf-replicating DNA circle
transfection · bioreactor · monoclonal antibody · drug delivery · liposome
integral
Antiderivative or crucial component
- channelPassage for transmission
- transporterOne who conveys cargo
- aquaporinMembrane protein for water
glycoprotein · peripheral · anchored · binding site · selectivity
albumin
Blood and egg protein
- hemoglobinErythrocyte's oxygen-binding protein
- myoglobinMuscle's oxygen-binding protein
- cytochromeHeme protein transferring electrons
endocytosis
Cell engulfs external material
- exocytosisVesicular release from cells
- chaperoneProtective adult companion
- Golgi apparatusProtein processing organelle
secretory pathway · receptor-mediated · retrograde transport
recombinant
Genetically engineered combination
- purificationRemoval of contaminants
- chromatographyTechnique separating mixtures by differential migration
- cloningMaking identical copies
plasmid · transfection · bioreactor · monoclonal antibody · drug delivery · liposome
- Biological Transportdiffusion, osmosis, endocytosis, exocytosis, aquaporins
- Carrier Proteinshemoglobin, albumin, ferritin, myoglobin, lipoproteins
- cell membranescell membrane, plasma membrane, nuclear membrane, bilayer, phospholipid
- cell transportvesicle, vesicles, endocytosis, exocytosis, trafficking
- gut absorptionsmall intestine, villi, microvilli, duodenum, jejunum
- membrane proteinsaquaporin, transporters, transporter, potassium channels, sodium channel