Na+/K+-pump and neurotransmitter membrane receptors

• Published in: Invertebrate neuroscience Vol. 19; no. 1; pp. 1 - 16
• Main Authors: Pivovarov, Arkady S., Calahorro, Fernando, Walker, Robert J.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.03.2019; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Biomedical and Life Sciences; Biomedicine; Cations; Cell Biology; Cell size; Cells; Invertebrates; Ions; Membrane potential; Molecular Medicine; Na+/K+-exchanging ATPase; Nervous system; Neurobiology; Neuromodulation; Neurosciences; Neurotransmitter receptors; Neurotransmitters; Potassium; Review; Signal transduction; Sodium; Stabilizing; Neurotransmitter membrane receptors; Na; K; pump; Ouabain; Na+/K+-pump

Na + /K + -pump is an electrogenic transmembrane ATPase located in the outer plasma membrane of cells. The Na + /K + -ATPase pumps 3 sodium ions out of cells while pumping 2 potassium ions into cells. Both cations move against their concentration gradients. This enzyme’s electrogenic nature means th...