Sodium/potassium-transporting ATPase subunit alpha-4 is an
enzyme that in humans is encoded by the ATP1A4gene.[5][6][7]
The protein encoded by this gene belongs to the family of P-type cation transport ATPases, and to the subfamily of
Na+/K+ -ATPases. Na+/K+ -ATPase is an integral membrane protein responsible for establishing and maintaining the electrochemical gradients of Na and K ions across the plasma membrane. These gradients are essential for osmoregulation, for sodium-
coupled transport of a variety of organic and inorganic molecules, and for
electrical excitability of nerve and muscle. This enzyme is composed of two subunits, a large catalytic subunit (alpha) and a smaller glycoprotein subunit (beta). The catalytic subunit of Na+/K+ -ATPase is encoded by multiple genes. This gene encodes an alpha 4 subunit. Alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been identified.[7]
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