"ion channel" meaning in English

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        {
          "text": "2008 Daniels, David. \"Ion Channels Play Key Role in R&D\". 1 June 2008. Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News, 28 (11), pg 24.; archived 2 January 2010. ISSN 1935-472X. OCLC 77706455.\nIon channels, which facilitate this movement, are protein assemblies that penetrate the membrane and catalyze passage of specific ions such as sodium (Na+), potassium (K+), or calcium (Ca2+) into or out of the cell down the electrochemical gradient."
        },
        {
          "ref": "2017 August 1, Douglas Fox, “Aliens in our midst”, in Aeon",
          "text": "Pleurobrachia was missing many common proteins called ion channels that generate electric signals that travel rapidly down a nerve.",
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        "A protein complex or single protein that spans between both sides of a cell membrane and allows specific ions to pass through."
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          "protein",
          "protein#Noun"
        ],
        [
          "cell membrane",
          "cell membrane"
        ],
        [
          "ions",
          "ion#Noun"
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        "(biochemistry) A protein complex or single protein that spans between both sides of a cell membrane and allows specific ions to pass through."
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      "translations": [
        {
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "membrane protein(s) allowing ions to pass",
          "word": "離子通道"
        },
        {
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "lízǐ tōngdào",
          "sense": "membrane protein(s) allowing ions to pass",
          "word": "离子通道"
        },
        {
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "membrane protein(s) allowing ions to pass",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "canal ionique"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "membrane protein(s) allowing ions to pass",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Ionenkanal"
        },
        {
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "membrane protein(s) allowing ions to pass",
          "word": "ioncsatorna"
        },
        {
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "membrane protein(s) allowing ions to pass",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "kanał jonowy"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "iónnyj kanál",
          "sense": "membrane protein(s) allowing ions to pass",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "ио́нный кана́л"
        }
      ],
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        "ion channel"
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    }
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  "word": "ion channel"
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          "text": "2008 Daniels, David. \"Ion Channels Play Key Role in R&D\". 1 June 2008. Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News, 28 (11), pg 24.; archived 2 January 2010. ISSN 1935-472X. OCLC 77706455.\nIon channels, which facilitate this movement, are protein assemblies that penetrate the membrane and catalyze passage of specific ions such as sodium (Na+), potassium (K+), or calcium (Ca2+) into or out of the cell down the electrochemical gradient."
        },
        {
          "ref": "2017 August 1, Douglas Fox, “Aliens in our midst”, in Aeon",
          "text": "Pleurobrachia was missing many common proteins called ion channels that generate electric signals that travel rapidly down a nerve.",
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      ],
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        "A protein complex or single protein that spans between both sides of a cell membrane and allows specific ions to pass through."
      ],
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        "(biochemistry) A protein complex or single protein that spans between both sides of a cell membrane and allows specific ions to pass through."
      ],
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        "microbiology",
        "natural-sciences",
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  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "membrane protein(s) allowing ions to pass",
      "word": "離子通道"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "lízǐ tōngdào",
      "sense": "membrane protein(s) allowing ions to pass",
      "word": "离子通道"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "membrane protein(s) allowing ions to pass",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "canal ionique"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "membrane protein(s) allowing ions to pass",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Ionenkanal"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "membrane protein(s) allowing ions to pass",
      "word": "ioncsatorna"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "membrane protein(s) allowing ions to pass",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "kanał jonowy"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "iónnyj kanál",
      "sense": "membrane protein(s) allowing ions to pass",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ио́нный кана́л"
    }
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  "word": "ion channel"
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