Practice question
Question
A change makes the lipid bilayer of a cell membrane much less fluid. Which group of processes is most likely to be affected because membrane fluidity is important for all of them?
Explanation
Membrane fluidity results from lateral movement of proteins within the quasi-fluid lipid bilayer. This property is important in cell growth, formation of intercellular junctions, secretion, endocytosis and cell division.
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