Explain the membrane dynamics of the glucose transporters and how the strucuture dictates its function as a transporter. In your discussion, explain: a. How the primary structure and resulting secondary structure of GLUTs are stable as an integral membrane protein.
b. How the secondary and tertiary structure of GLUTs accommodates the transport of the polar molecule, glucose or other sugars, across the hydrophobic lipid bilayer.
c. What the constant, K_transport (K_T), means? Why does it vary for different members of the GLUT family?