electrogenic transporter

Function

• transport of ions across a membrane
• most, if not all, use ATP
• transports unequal charge across the membrane, thus electrogenic*

* example: SLC24A3 transports 1 Ca+2 & 1 K+ in exchange for 4 Na+

More general terms

• carrier protein (transporter)

More specific terms

• Na+/K+ ATPase
• Na+/K+/Ca+2 antiporter or exchanger