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gate
[gāt]
1  n, an electronic circuit that passes a pulse only when a signal (the gate pulse) is present at a second input.
2  n, a mechanism for opening or closing a protein channel in a cell membrane, regulated by a signal such as increased concentration of a neurotransmitter, change in electrical potential, or physical binding of a ligand molecule to the protein to cause a conformational change in the protein molecule.
3  v, to open and close selectively and function as a gate.


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