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" Other transport proteins, called carrier proteins, hold onto their passengers and change shape in a way that shuttles them across the membrane "
What do they mean passengers and shuttle here ?
What do they mean passengers and shuttle here ?
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(Original post by Leah.J)
" Other transport proteins, called carrier proteins, hold onto their passengers and change shape in a way that shuttles them across the membrane "
What do they mean passengers and shuttle here ?
" Other transport proteins, called carrier proteins, hold onto their passengers and change shape in a way that shuttles them across the membrane "
What do they mean passengers and shuttle here ?
By "shuttles" it just means transports them from one side of the membrane to the other. I'm not sure what level you're studying this at but you'll likely not need to know more than this.
Hope this helped!
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(Original post by Lucario_Moon)
"Passengers" are essentially the molecules that are being transported, as these are generally used for facilitated diffusion/active transport its usually ions or large molecules but can pretty much be any biological molecule.
By "shuttles" it just means transports them from one side of the membrane to the other. I'm not sure what level you're studying this at but you'll likely not need to know more than this.
Hope this helped!
"Passengers" are essentially the molecules that are being transported, as these are generally used for facilitated diffusion/active transport its usually ions or large molecules but can pretty much be any biological molecule.
By "shuttles" it just means transports them from one side of the membrane to the other. I'm not sure what level you're studying this at but you'll likely not need to know more than this.
Hope this helped!
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(Original post by Leah.J)
Thank youu. One more thing, Is the only difference between facilitated diffusion and simple diffusion that facilitated diffusion occurs through proteins ? Would water passing through aqua porin be an example of facilitated diffusion ?
Thank youu. One more thing, Is the only difference between facilitated diffusion and simple diffusion that facilitated diffusion occurs through proteins ? Would water passing through aqua porin be an example of facilitated diffusion ?
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