Which of the Following Is FALSE Regarding the Sodium-Potassium Pump

question 100

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is FALSE regarding the sodium-potassium pump?

• A) It is a type of primary active transport antiporter.
• B) It changes conformation after being phosphorylated, and expels sodium from inside the cell.
• C) It relies on the hydrolysis of ATP in order to function.
• D) It imports three K⁺ for every 2 Na⁺ it exports from the cell.
• E) It releases its phosphate group after it binds to extracellular K⁺.

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