A type of transport protein moves water, glycerol, and other solutes in and out of the cell along their concentration gradient. This type of protein is believed to deliver nutrients into the heart. The protein family it belongs to includes the channel proteins that move water across the cell membrane.

What type of transport mechanism, energy, and transport protein are involved in the movement of the molecules? What is the possible effect of the malfunction of the transport protein?

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Water, glycerol, and other solutes move in and out of the cell using passive transport as they move along their concentration gradient. Since they need the aid of a protein, the molecules are moving through facilitated diffusion using the energy of movement, kinetic energy. The transport protein is an aquaporin, similar to that of the protein that allows water to passively move in and out of the cell. A malfunction of the aquaporin may cause nutrient deficiency in the heart which may lead to the reduction of heart function.

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