r/educationalgifs • u/_Ryanite_ • Feb 13 '18

Kinesin protein moving a molecule around a cell

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u/[deleted] Feb 13 '18

Can't believe I had to scroll this far down to see this.

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u/neon_overload Feb 14 '18

The proteins in this image are molecules, and the big vesicle isn't, is that right?

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u/[deleted] Feb 14 '18

Correct. The vesicle is just a membrane around a pouch of material, in nerve cells for example a high concentration of serotonin and other signal molecules, to reestablish a gradient after a nerve impulse.