Component
Neuroplastin / NPTN
Independent biological entity. Read linked claims for experimental scope and context.
2 recorded relationships. Experimental role, claim status and evidence remain attached to each record.
How nutrients influence it
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Other things that act on it
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How nutrients reach it in more than one step
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What it does
Every recorded relationship this component is part of, grouped by its role. Plain wording comes first; the technical statement follows.
What it acts on
Neuroplastin binds the transmembrane region of human PMCA1 and supports pump ATPase activity.
Experimental context and source evidence
- compartment_description
- Plasma membrane protein complex
- experimental_model
- Purified human PMCA1-neuroplastin complex; cryo-EM and ATPase assays
- limitations
- Purified PMCA1 complex; subunit availability and other PMCA isoforms require separate evidence.
- nutrient_topic
- Calcium research collection; topical membership is not evidence of a direct dietary effect. · Calcium
- organism
- Homo sapiens
- plain_language
- Neuroplastin helps PMCA1 function.
- primary_references
- [ca-gong2018] Structure of the human plasma membrane Ca2+-ATPase 1 in complex with its obligatory subunit neuroplastin (2018). https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30190470/ DOI: 10.1038/s41467-018-06075-7
- research_relationship_category
- regulation
- tissue_or_cell_type
- Purified recombinant proteins
Calcium: mechanism-first literature curation (2026-09-17) · lines 599–610
AI-assisted literature curation; primary study URLs and scope retained in the document and extraction. Not publisher full text. · supports · Purified human PMCA1-neuroplastin complex; cryo-EM and ATPase assays · source_derived_draft · unverified_draft
### ca-neuroplastin-pmca1-support Neuroplastin binds the transmembrane region of human PMCA1 and supports pump ATPase activity. Condition category: normal nutrient_topic: Calcium research collection; topical membership is not evidence of a direct dietary effect. plain_language: Neuroplastin helps PMCA1 function. organism: Homo sapiens tissue_or_cell_type: Purified recombinant proteins experimental_model: Purified human PMCA1-neuroplastin complex; cryo-EM and ATPase assays limitations: Purified PMCA1 complex; subunit availability and other PMCA isoforms require separate evidence. research_relationship_category: regulation compartment_description: Plasma membrane protein complex [ca-gong2018] Structure of the human plasma membrane Ca2+-ATPase 1 in complex with its obligatory subunit neuroplastin (2018). https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30190470/ DOI: 10.1038/s41467-018-06075-7
Complete structured claim and evidence
Where it participates (unsigned role)
Human PMCA1 is an ATP-driven plasma-membrane calcium extrusion pump characterized structurally with neuroplastin.
Experimental context and source evidence
- compartment_description
- Plasma membrane
- experimental_model
- Purified human PMCA1-neuroplastin complex; cryo-EM and ATPase assays
- limitations
- This study combines structure and ATPase assays; it does not quantify whole-tissue extrusion flux.
- nutrient_topic
- Calcium research collection; topical membership is not evidence of a direct dietary effect. · Calcium
- organism
- Homo sapiens
- plain_language
- PMCA1 uses ATP to clear calcium from the cytosol.
- primary_references
- [ca-gong2018] Structure of the human plasma membrane Ca2+-ATPase 1 in complex with its obligatory subunit neuroplastin (2018). https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30190470/ DOI: 10.1038/s41467-018-06075-7
- research_relationship_category
- transport
- tissue_or_cell_type
- Purified recombinant pump
- transport_effect
- lowers Recorded as an ATP-driven plasma-membrane calcium extrusion pump.
- transport_or_reaction_direction
- Cytosol to extracellular fluid
- transport_pool
- cytosolic calcium Recorded as an ATP-driven plasma-membrane calcium extrusion pump.
Calcium: mechanism-first literature curation (2026-09-17) · lines 585–597
AI-assisted literature curation; primary study URLs and scope retained in the document and extraction. Not publisher full text. · supports · Purified human PMCA1-neuroplastin complex; cryo-EM and ATPase assays · source_derived_draft · unverified_draft
### ca-pmca1-extrusion Human PMCA1 is an ATP-driven plasma-membrane calcium extrusion pump characterized structurally with neuroplastin. Condition category: normal nutrient_topic: Calcium research collection; topical membership is not evidence of a direct dietary effect. plain_language: PMCA1 uses ATP to clear calcium from the cytosol. organism: Homo sapiens tissue_or_cell_type: Purified recombinant pump experimental_model: Purified human PMCA1-neuroplastin complex; cryo-EM and ATPase assays limitations: This study combines structure and ATPase assays; it does not quantify whole-tissue extrusion flux. research_relationship_category: transport transport_or_reaction_direction: Cytosol to extracellular fluid compartment_description: Plasma membrane [ca-gong2018] Structure of the human plasma membrane Ca2+-ATPase 1 in complex with its obligatory subunit neuroplastin (2018). https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30190470/ DOI: 10.1038/s41467-018-06075-7
Complete structured claim and evidence
The events it takes part in
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Situations it appears in
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In the sources
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Open hypotheses
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