symporter

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Definition of symporter in English English dictionary

An integral membrane protein involved in the movement of different molecules or ions in the same direction across a phospholipid membrane

A symporter is an integral membrane protein that is involved in active transport of two or more different molecules or ions across a phospholipid membrane such as the plasma membrane in the same direction. Typically, one molecule moves along its electrochemical gradient, allowing the other to move against its electrochemical gradient

Etymology

() sym- +‎ porter