Atpase (disambiguation)

Atpase may refer to:

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  ATPase (general enzyme class that hydrolyzes ATP)

  A broad term for enzymes (ATP-driven ATPases) that catalyze ATP hydrolysis.

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  Sodium/potassium-transporting ATPase (Na⁺/K⁺-ATPase)

  An ion pump that uses ATP to transport sodium and potassium across the plasma membrane.

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  Ca2+-transporting ATPase (SERCA)

  An ATP-driven pump in the sarcoplasmic reticulum that transports Ca²⁺ for muscle relaxation.

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  V-type ATPase

  An ATP-driven proton pump found in many intracellular organelles, acidifying them.

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  F-type ATPase (ATP synthase)

  An ATP synthase that uses proton gradients to produce ATP (and can run in reverse as an ATPase).