Assertion: epithelium's role | /r/HasProperty | to prevent transporter
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text: role of tight junctions is to prevent apical membrane proteins such as transporters, receptors, or channels from diffusing into the basal lateral regions of the plasma membrane (recall, plasma membranes are described by the fluid mosaic model, and have the consistency of olive oil so the phospholipids, cholesterol and proteins can move).