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gap junction channel activity +   
gap junction hemi-channel activity  
porin activity +   
Enables the transfer of substances, sized less than 1000 Da, from one side of a membrane to the other. The transmembrane portions of porins consist exclusively of beta-strands which form a beta-barrel. They are found in the outer membranes of Gram-negative bacteria, mitochondria, plastids and possibly acid-fast Gram-positive bacteria.

Synonyms
Exact Synonyms: porin
Narrow Synonyms: outer membrane exporter porin
Xrefs: Wikipedia:Porin_(protein)
Definition Sources: GOC:mtg_transport, ISBN:0815340729, PMID:10839820, TC:1.B.1.-.-

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