membrane
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These proteins help transport the components needed to assemble the cell wall outside the inner membrane barrier.
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The newly identified molecules belong to a group called steranes, which are stable remnants of sterols such as cholesterol that form part of the cell membranes of complex life.
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Unlike traditional compartments in the cell, these droplet-like clusters are not enclosed by membranes.
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In some cases, these factories are surrounded by membranes and serve as sites for DNA replication, resembling a primitive version of a cell nucleus.
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Inside cells, ions travel through specialized protein channels embedded in the cell membrane.
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