Ion transporter

"Ion pump" redirects here. For pumps that reduce pressure, see Ion pump (physics).

In biology, an ion transporter, also called an ion pump, is a passive transport

Energy source

Such ion pumps can use energy from a variety of sources, including Na⁺/K⁺-ATPase.

See also

Wikipedia:MeSH_D12.776#MeSH_D12.776.157.530.450_---_ion_pumps
Transport protein
- Sodium-chloride symporter
- Sodium-calcium exchanger
- Plasma membrane Ca²⁺ ATPase
- Neurotransmitter transporter
  - Glutamate transporter
  - Monoamine transporter

v • d • e Ion channels - Ion pumps - Mitochondrial membrane transport protein - Neurotransmitter transport proteins - Nuclear (Karyopherin)

v • d • e Proton pump

Categories: Transport proteins

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