Cell Function
antiporter activity
Definitions related to antiporter activity:
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(antiport) Cotransport of two solutes across a biological membrane in opposite directions, mediated by specific membrane pump proteins which may be ATP- or gradient-driven.CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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Enables the active transport of a solute across a membrane by a mechanism whereby two or more species are transported in opposite directions in a tightly coupled process not directly linked to a form of energy other than chemiosmotic energy. The reaction is: solute A(out) + solute B(in) = solute A(in) + solute B(out).Gene Ontology DictionaryGene Ontology Consortium, 2021
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