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ATPase

[ ey-tee-pee-eys, -eyz ]

noun

Biochemistry.
  1. adenosine triphosphatase: any of several enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of ATP to ADP and phosphate.


ATPase

/ ËŒ±ðɪ³Ù¾±Ëˈ±è¾±ËËŒ±ðɪ³ú /

noun

  1. adenosine triphosphatase; an enzyme that converts ATP to ADP
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of ATPase1

First recorded in 1945–50; ATP + -ase
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This ubiquitin tag is recognized by Ubx2, which triggers the recruitment of a protein called Cdc48 — a type of enzyme called an AAA ATPase.

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The authors report that inhibiting the Na+, K+-ATPase in a human airway-cell model of cystic fibrosis prevented the beneficial effects of amphotericin B treatment.

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Normally, protons re-enter the mitochondrial matrix through a membrane-spanning protein complex called the proton ATPase.

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Hbs1–Dom34 and the ATPase Rli1 dissociate stalled ribosomes into 40S and 60S subunits.

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Nascent chains ubiquitylated by the E3 ubiquitin ligase Ltn1 are extracted from the 60S subunit by the ATPase Cdc48–Ufd1–Npl4 and presented to the 26S proteasome for degradation3,4,5,6,7,8,9.

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