Inhibitory Effects of Monovalent Cations on the Microsomal $Ca^{2+}$-ATpase in Tracheal Epithelial Cells

Two types of vanadate-sensitive $Ca^{2＋}$-ATPases have been characterized in the microsomes of tracheal epithelial cells, a high affinity vanadate-sensitive (HA VS) and a low affinity vanadate-sensitive (LAVS) $Ca^{2＋}$-ATPases. The LA VS $Ca^{2＋}$-ATPase was sensitive to thapsigargin, implying that it is an ER/SR-type $Ca^{2+}$-ATPase.(omitted)d)