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Harun Yahya (Adnan Oktar)
oper ate accord ing to a plan, just as if they knew the vital
respon si bil i ty they have under tak en. Any sin gle error
will lead to the death of the cell, and thus dam age the
organ of which it is a part, or the whole body. Is it there -
fore pos si ble for pro tein mol e cu les them selves to dis play
this great intel li gence and expert ise, and for all the pro -
teins in the cell to adopt these com mon plans? It is of
course impos si ble for the intel li gence and fore sight dis -
played to belong to the pro teins, con sist ing of uncon -
scious atoms, them selves. It is Almighty Allah, Who cre -
ates the pro teins and, through His com mand, makes
them the kind of mol e cu les which remain loyal to their
duties and employ flawless meth ods to accom plish their
goals.
The cell mem brane pro teins may be clas si fied into
three groups, each with its own enor mous expert ise:
Transport Proteins
Some of the pro teins in the cell mem brane acts as
trans port ers, assist ing in reg u lat ing what enters and
leaves the cell. These pro teins have two impor tant parts:
the fat-friend ly part that adheres to the cell mem brane
itself, and the other part that binds to sub stan ces that
need to be trans port ed. These pro teins bind to the given
sub stance, change the load's course and carry it along the
cell mem brane.
These trans port pro teins adhere to spe cif ic mol e cu les
and carry only these into the cell. While they per form
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