Transmembrane protein A diffuses freely on the apical surface of an epithelial cell. Transmembrane protein B diffuses freely on the basal and lateral surfaces of the same cell. If the tight junctions of this cell are experimentally disrupted, what is most likely to happen to proteins A and B over time? a. The segregated distribution would become even more pronounced b. The proteins would intermix c. Their distribution would remain the same d. Transmembrane protein A would be selectively degraded.