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Abstract
1. The (Na++K+)-ATPase of red cell membranes is unable to hydrolyse ATP-analogues in which the oxygen atom linking the beta- and gamma-phosphate groups is replaced by a minusCH2minus or minusNH-bridge. 2. In resealed ghosts both these ATP-analogues support K:K exchange but not Na:K exchange. ATP supports both modes of operation of the sodium pump, whereas neither occurs without any nucleotide. 3. These results support the hypothesis that ATP is needed as a cofactor for K:K exchange to occur, and make it extremely unlikely that phosphorylation from ATP is involved.Entities:
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Year: 1975 PMID: 124351 PMCID: PMC1330832 DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.1975.sp010822
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Physiol ISSN: 0022-3751 Impact factor: 5.182