Sodium-proton antiporter

Na+/H+ antiporter 1
Identifiers
Symbol Na_H_antiport_1
Pfam PF06965
InterPro IPR004670
TCDB 2.A.36
OPM superfamily 346
OPM protein 1zcd

Sodium/proton antiporters are essential secondary-active transporters for sodium and pH homeostasis.[1] In human cells, defects in sodium/proton antiport result in heart or kidney failure and other serious diseases.

Families

There are several families of sodium/proton antiporters that facilitate the exchange of sodium ions with protons across the lipid membrane. Some of them include:[2]

References

This article incorporates text from the public domain Pfam and InterPro IPR004670

  1. Padan, Etana; Landau, Meytal (2016). "Chapter 12. Sodium-Proton (Na+/H+) Antiporters:Properties and Roles in Health and Disease". In Astrid, Sigel; Helmut, Sigel; Roland K.O., Sigel. The Alkali Metal Ions: Their Role in Life. Metal Ions in Life Sciences. 16. Springer. pp. 391–458. doi:10.1007/978-4-319-21756-7_12.
  2. "TCDB » HOME". Transporter Classification Database. Retrieved 2016-03-14.
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