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The [[Sodium|Na<sup>+</sup>]]/[[Potassium|K<sup>+</sup>]] pumps are found in the neuronal plasma membrane and are a type of primary active transporter. The role of the Na+/K+ pump is to maintain the electrochemical gradient of Na<sup>+</sup> and K<sup>+. </sup>The Na+/K+ pumps are a type of[[ATPase|ATPase]] they use the energy produced from the spliting of the[[ATP|ATP]] via [[Hydrolysis|hydrolysis]] to actively transport Na+ out of the [[Axon|axon]] and pump K+ into the axon. The Na+/K+ pump is a carrier protein, thus requires a change in conformation in order to move the [[Ions|ions]] across the membrane, for every 3 Na+ pumped out there are 2 K+ that have been pumped in. <sup></sup> | The [[Sodium|Na<sup>+</sup>]]/[[Potassium|K<sup>+</sup>]] pumps are found in the neuronal plasma membrane and are a type of primary active transporter. The role of the Na+/K+ pump is to maintain the electrochemical gradient of Na<sup>+</sup> and K<sup>+. </sup>The Na+/K+ pumps are a type of [[ATPase|ATPase]] they use the energy produced from the spliting of the [[ATP|ATP]] via [[Hydrolysis|hydrolysis]] to actively transport Na+ out of the [[Axon|axon]] and pump K+ into the axon. The Na+/K+ pump is a carrier protein, thus requires a change in conformation in order to move the [[Ions|ions]] across the membrane, for every 3 Na+ pumped out there are 2 K+ that have been pumped in. <sup></sup> | ||
Revision as of 18:17, 4 December 2016
The Na+/K+ pumps are found in the neuronal plasma membrane and are a type of primary active transporter. The role of the Na+/K+ pump is to maintain the electrochemical gradient of Na+ and K+. The Na+/K+ pumps are a type of ATPase they use the energy produced from the spliting of the ATP via hydrolysis to actively transport Na+ out of the axon and pump K+ into the axon. The Na+/K+ pump is a carrier protein, thus requires a change in conformation in order to move the ions across the membrane, for every 3 Na+ pumped out there are 2 K+ that have been pumped in.