Structured Summary
Abstract
Membrane proteins whose primary function is to facilitate the transport of molecules across a biological membrane. Included in this broad category are proteins involved in active transport (BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT, ACTIVE), facilitated transport and ION CHANNELS.
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Narrower headings
- Amino Acid Transport Systems
- ATP-Binding Cassette Transporters
- Connexins
- Fatty Acid Transport Proteins
- Ion Channels
- Ion Pumps
- Mitochondrial Membrane Transport Proteins
- Monosaccharide Transport Proteins
- Neurotransmitter Transport Proteins
- Niemann-Pick C1 Protein
- Nucleobase, Nucleoside, Nucleotide, and Nucleic Acid Transport Proteins
- Nucleocytoplasmic Transport Proteins
- P-type ATPases
- SEC Translocation Channels
- Solute Carrier Proteins
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Synonyms
20 entry terms
- Membrane Transport Protein
- Membrane Transporter
- Membrane Transporters
- Protein, Membrane Transport
- Transport Protein, Membrane
- Transport Proteins, Membrane
- Transporter, Membrane
- Transporters, Membrane
- Biological Pump
- Biological Pumps
- Metabolic Pump
- Metabolic Pumps
- Permease
- Permeases
- Pump, Biologic
- Pump, Biological
- Pump, Metabolic
- Pumps, Biological
- Pumps, Metabolic
- Biologic Pump
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Aspects Covered
29 allowable subheadings
Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analysis, biosynthesis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, deficiency, drug effects, economics, genetics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, ultrastructure, urine.
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History Note
2002; for BIOLOGICAL PUMP & METABOLIC PUMP use BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT ACTIVE 1991-2001
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Previous Indexing
- Biological Transport (1966-2001)
- Ion Pumps (1992-2001)
- Permeases (1968-2001)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Membrane Transport Proteins. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D026901. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D026901
- Membrane Transport Proteins. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Membrane_transport_protein
- Membrane Transport Proteins. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q142943