What Is a Pore Cell

The nuclear pore

Do cells have pores?

A typical mammalian cell features approximately 3,000 to 4,000 pores along its nuclear envelope. The oocytes of certain amphibians, however, have such large nuclei and such a density of pores that the nuclear envelope of one of the cells may contain more than ten million pores.

What is the function of pores in a cell membrane?

A pore or channel is a protein with a hydrophobic (water hating, lipid loving) exterior which can sit happily in the membrane and a hydrophilic (water loving) centre through which water and small water soluble molecules can pass.

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