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Proteins - Coggle Diagram
Proteins
transport proteins - allow for selective passage of specific molecules from the external environment
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storage proteins - reserves of metal ions and amino acids, which can be mobilized and utilized for the maintenance and growth of organisms.
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hormonal proteins - secreted by endocrine cells that act to control or regulate specific physiological processes, which include growth, development, metabolism, and reproduction.
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structural proteins - maintain cell shape, akin to a skeleton, and they compose structural elements
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contractile proteins -mediate sliding of contractile fibres (contraction) of a cell's cytoskeleton, and of cardiac and skeletal muscle
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