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Facilitated Diffusion

Facilitated Diffusion is a passive membrane transport mechanism in which specific integral membrane proteins enable the selective, energy-independent movement of molecules across the cell membrane along their concentration gradient, thereby distinguishing it from both simple diffusion and active transport.

464

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26.8K

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1.3K

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462

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2017–2026

35

Variants

Carrier-mediated Diffusion

Parents

Publications

464

Interfacial Catalysis: the Mechanism of Phospholipase A <sub>2</sub>

David L. Scott, Steven P. White, Zbyszek Otwinowski et al. · Science · 1990 · 701 citations

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Role of diffusion in ligand binding to macromolecules and cell-bound receptors

David Shoup, Attila Szabó · Biophysical Journal · 1982 · 432 citations · Full text

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The <i>lac</i> Repressor Displays Facilitated Diffusion in Living Cells

Petter Hammar, Prune Leroy, Anel Mahmutovic et al. · Science · 2012 · 425 citations

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The Role of SGLT1 and GLUT2 in Intestinal Glucose Transport and Sensing

Pia V. Röder, Kerstin E. Geillinger, Tamara Zietek et al. · PLoS ONE · 2014 · 400 citations · Full text

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OSTα‐OSTβ

Nazzareno Ballatori, Whitney V. Christian, Jin‐Young Lee et al. · Hepatology · 2005 · 334 citations · Full text

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Authors

1.3K

  1. RM
    Ralf Metzler

    University of Potsdam, Germany

    8 publications · 755 citations

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  2. MA
    Marília Afonso Rabelo Buzalaf

    Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil

    8 publications · 180 citations

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  3. RD
    Richard D. Noble

    University of Colorado Boulder, United States

    8 publications · 435 citations

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  4. VP
    Vincent P. Cirillo

    Stony Brook University, United States

    5 publications · 326 citations

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  5. PG
    Peter G.W. Plagemann

    University of Minnesota Medical Center, United States

    5 publications · 429 citations

    5

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Institutions

462

  1. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    14 h-index

    58 publications

    7.6K citations

  2. Universidade de São Paulo

    São Paulo, Brazil

    9 h-index

    24 publications

    517 citations

  3. Harvard University

    Cambridge, United States

    9 h-index

    17 publications

    1.1K citations

  4. University of Cambridge

    Cambridge, United Kingdom

    7 h-index

    14 publications

    534 citations

  5. University of Alberta

    Edmonton, Canada

    7 h-index

    15 publications

    712 citations

  6. University of Minnesota

    Minneapolis, United States

    7 h-index

    21 publications

    1.6K citations

  7. Technical University of Munich

    Munich, Germany

    6 h-index

    9 publications

    2.2K citations

  8. Sorbonne Université

    Paris, France

    6 h-index

    29 publications

    4.8K citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Biological Chemistry

    JBC · 37 publications · 3.3K citations

    29

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  2. Journal of Bacteriology

    JB · 29 publications · 1.5K citations

    22

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  3. PubMed

    Repository · 20 publications · 606 citations

    16

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  4. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

    PNAS · 13 publications · 1.5K citations

    13

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  5. Biophysical Journal

    12 publications · 1K citations

    13

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