What type of membrane protein is involved in passing ions and polar molecules across membranes?

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Peco · Answer 1 · 2020-11-10T23:21:45+0000

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The plasma membrane is selectively permeable; hydrophobic molecules and small polar molecules can diffuse through the lipid layer, but ions and large polar molecules cannot. Integral membrane proteins enable ions and large polar molecules to pass through the membrane by passive or active transport.

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