Ca2+ pump
The Ca2+ pump is a transport ATPase [1] because it moves, in this case, calcium ions across the membrane using ATP as an energy source, i.e. it uses active transport. The Ca2+ pump is similar to the Na+-K+ ATPase in the way that both are P-type pumps [2]. It is found in a skeletal muscle cell and in the process of reabsorbing the Ca2+ ions that were used to generate muscle contraction.
References
- ↑ Alberts B., Johnson A., Lewis J., Raff M., Roberts K., Walter P. (2008) Molecular Biology of the Cell, 5th Edition, New York, Garland Science. Pg 660
- ↑ Alberts B., Johnson A., Lewis J., Raff M., Roberts K., Walter P. (2008) Molecular Biology of the Cell, 5th Edition, New York, Garland Science. Pg 659