BRAINCAKECarrier Proteins
Carrier proteins are proteins that span the plasma membrane.
Carrier proteins are also called carriers, permeases, or transporters.
They bind the specific solute to be transported and undergo a series of conformational changes to transfer the bound solute across the membrane.
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