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Are special membrane proteins required for facilitated transport?


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Facilitated Transport:

  1. Facilitated transportation is a way to move those materials without expending cellular energy.
  2. In facilitated transport, the material is moving down a concentration gradient.
  3. ATP energy is not required for smooth transport.
  4. This usually happens along a concentration gradient.
  5. This requires specialized membrane proteins.
  6. It is highly selective and capable of being saturated.

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