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Which of the following is not a function of the plasma membrane?

Plasma membrane confers cell individuality by separating intracellular milieu from external environment and actively regulating exchange to maintain homeostasis. Its phospholipid bilayer plus embedded transport machinery including Na+/K+ ATPase establishing 140 mM potassium inside and 145 mM sodium outside, glucose carriers GLUT family facilitating uptake, amino acid exchangers, and aquaporins ensuring selective permeability and volume control, together with tight junctions restricting paracellular diffusion. Signaling platforms include receptor tyrosine kinases like EGFR that dimerize upon EG

Ref: Alberts et al., Molecular Biology of the Cell, 7th ed., Chapter 10: Plasma Membrane Functions Overview.