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ATP12A

ATPase, H+/K+ transporting, nongastric, alpha polypeptide (also known as ATP12A) is a protein that in humans is encoded by the ATP12A gene.[1][2][3]

Function

Function

The protein encoded by this gene belongs to the family of P-type cation transport ATPases. This gene encodes a catalytic subunit of the ouabain-sensitive H+/K+ -ATPase that catalyzes the hydrolysis of ATP coupled with the exchange of H+ and K+ ions across the plasma membrane. It is also responsible for potassium absorption in various tissues.[1]

References

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 “Entrez Gene: ATP12A ATPase, H+/K+ transporting, nongastric, alpha polypeptide”.
  2. Sverdlov VE, Kostina MB, Modyanov NN (March 1996). “Genomic organization of the human ATP1AL1 gene encoding a ouabain-sensitive H,K-ATPase”. Genomics. 32 (3): 317–27. doi:10.1006/geno.1996.0125. PMID 8838794.
  3. Yang-Feng TL, Schneider JW, Lindgren V, Shull MM, Benz EJ, Lingrel JB, Francke U (February 1988). “Chromosomal localization of human Na+, K+-ATPase alpha- and beta-subunit genes”. Genomics. 2 (2): 128–38. doi:10.1016/0888-7543(88)90094-8. PMID 2842249.
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