Medical Definition of Transport protein
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A class of transmembrane protein that allows substances to cross plasma membranes far faster than would be possible by diffusion alone. A major class of transport proteins expend energy to move substances (active transport), these are transport ATPases.
See: facilitated diffusion, symport, antiport.
This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology
(11 Mar 2008)
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