The significance of molecular slips in transport systems

Nathan Nelson; Ayelet Sacher; Hannah Nelson

doi:10.1038/nrm955

The significance of molecular slips in transport systems

Nathan Nelson^*, Ayelet Sacher, Hannah Nelson

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Biochemistry Molecular Biology

Tel Aviv University

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Abstract

The advantage of precision in biological processes is obvious; however, in many cases, deviations from the faithful mechanisms occur. Here, we discuss how in-built operating imperfections in transport systems can actually benefit a cell.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	876-881
Number of pages	6
Journal	Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology
Volume	3
Issue number	11
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/nrm955
State	Published - 1 Nov 2002

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