Biology:Mg2+-importing ATPase

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Short description: Class of enzymes
magnesium-importing ATPase
Identifiers
EC number3.6.3.2
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In enzymology, a Mg2+-importing ATPase (EC 3.6.3.2) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction

ATP + H2O + Mg2+out [math]\displaystyle{ \rightleftharpoons }[/math] ADP + phosphate + Mg2+in

The 3 substrates of this enzyme are ATP, H2O, and Mg2+, whereas its 3 products are ADP, phosphate, and Mg2+.

This enzyme belongs to the family of hydrolases, specifically those acting on acid anhydrides to catalyse transmembrane movement of substances. The systematic name of this enzyme class is ATP phosphohydrolase (Mg2+-importing).

The mgtA gene which encodes this enzyme is thought to be regulated by a magnesium responsive RNA element.[1] A human enzyme was found in erythrocytes[2] but the observation could not be confirmed.

References

  1. "A Mg2+-responding RNA that controls the expression of a Mg2+ transporter.". Cold Spring Harb Symp Quant Biol 71: 251–8. 2006. doi:10.1101/sqb.2006.71.005. PMID 17381304. 
  2. "Magnesium sulfate effect on erythrocyte membranes of asphyxiated newborns". Clin. Biochem. 38 (5): 457–64. May 2005. doi:10.1016/j.clinbiochem.2005.02.005. PMID 15820777.