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Nascent polypeptide chains are transferred across the ER membrane through a pore in the Sec61 protein translocator complex. True or False?

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Nascent polypeptide chains are transferred across the ER membrane through a pore in the Sec61 protein translocator complex.

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True. Nascent polypeptide chains are transferred across the ER membrane through a pore in the Sec61 protein translocator complex. The Sec61 complex is responsible for the translocation of most nascent polypeptide chains across the ER membrane.

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