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Calcium ATPase
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<p>Ca2+ ATPase is a form of <a href="/facts/P-ATPase/9PCbqUNF">P-ATPase</a> that transfers <a href="/facts/Calcium/hf252CC0">calcium</a> after a <a href="/facts/Muscle/dmxrL8pH">muscle</a> has contracted. The three kinds of calcium ATPase are: </p> <ul><li>Plasma membrane Ca2+ ATPase (PMCA)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Sarcoplasmic_reticulum/5tSqPRlk">Sarcoplasmic reticulum</a> Ca2+ ATPase (SERCA)</li> <li>Secretory Pathway Ca2+ ATPase (SPCA)</li></ul> <p>Calcium ATPases belong to a family of <a href="/facts/P-type_primary_ion_transport_ATPase/9PCbqUNF">P-type primary ion transport ATPases</a> that form an aspartyl phosphate intermediate. </p>