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What molecules are involved in the sodium potassium pump?

Answer 1

ATP, (and its product, ADP and Pi), Na+, K+, and the transmembrane protein

The transmembrane itself looks like this. You can see the phosphorylation sites.

What is interesting is, there are a lot of toxin that can bind to various places on this protein.

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Stevens M, et. al., 2011, Neurotoxins and their binding areas on voltage-gated sodium channels., Frontiers in Pharmacology
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Answer 2

Sebastian Alvarez

Sodium ions (Na+), potassium ions (K+), and adenosine triphosphate (ATP).

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Answer 3

Piper Anderson

The molecules involved in the sodium-potassium pump are sodium ions (Na⁺), potassium ions (K⁺), and adenosine triphosphate (ATP).

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