The Endoplasmic Reticulum Membrane Is Permeable to Small Molecules
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The ER membrane is permeable to small molecules
The lumen of the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) differs from the cytosol in its content of ions and other small molecules, but it is unclear whether the ER membrane is as impermeable as other membranes in the cell. Here, we have tested the permeability of the ER membrane to small, non-physiological molecules. We report that isolated ER vesicles allow different chemical modification reagents to pass...
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عنوان ژورنال: Molecular Biology of the Cell
سال: 2004
ISSN: 1059-1524,1939-4586
DOI: 10.1091/mbc.e03-05-0325