vacuolar proton-transporting V-type ATPase complex
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A proton-transporting two-sector ATPase complex found in the vacuolar membrane, where it acts as a proton pump to mediate acidification of the vacuolar lumen. [ GOC:mah http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16449553 https://www.worldcat.org/search?q=bn%3A0716743663 ]
Synonyms: vacuolar hydrogen-translocating V-type ATPase complex
Term information
See also the cellular component terms 'vacuolar proton-transporting V-type ATPase, V1 domain ; GO:0000221' and 'vacuolar proton-transporting V-type ATPase, V0 domain ; GO:0000220' and the molecular function term 'hydrogen ion transporting ATPase activity, rotational mechanism ; GO:0046961'.