IUBMB Enzyme Nomenclature

EC 3.6.3.53

Accepted name: Ag+-exporting ATPase

Reaction: ATP + H2O + Ag+in = ADP + phosphate + Ag+out

Systematic name: ATP phosphohydrolase (Ag+-exporting)

Comments: A P-type ATPase that exports Ag+ ions from pathogenic microorganisms as well as from some animal tissues.

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References:

1. Gupta, A., Matsui, K., Lo, J.F. and Silver, S. Molecular basis for resistance to silver cations in Salmonella. Nature Med. 5 (1999) 183-188. [PMID: 9930866]

2. Bury, N.R., Grosell, M., Grover, A.K. and Wood, C.M. ATP-dependent silver transport across the basolateral membrane of rainbow trout gills. Toxicol. Appl. Pharmacol. 159 (1999) 1-8. [PMID: 10448119]

[EC 3.6.3.53 created 2000]


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