Sodium-Potassium Pump, Sodium-Bound State (IMAGE)

Aarhus University

Sodium-Potassium Pump, Sodium-Bound State

Caption

The figure shows the tunnel-like entry point to the binding sites of the sodium-potassium pump in the sodium-bound state. The three small sodium ions are bound inside the pump (violet spheres to the left), whereas there is not sufficient room for the larger potassium ions (green spheres to the right). The blue web shows the inner surface of the protein blocking the potassium ions. The letter code indicates the amino acids shown in the pump, which are essential to the binding process.

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Bente Vilsen and Flemming Cornelius

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