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Regulatory Mechanisms for Cellular Respiration
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Glucose Transport
GLUT4 is a glucose transporter that is stored in vesicles. A cascade of events that occurs upon insulin binding to a receptor in the plasma membrane causes GLUT4-containing vesicles to fuse with the plasma membrane so that glucose may be transported into the cell.
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"OpenStax College, Regulation of Cellular Respiration. October 16, 2013."
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