“…It is these ions that are the focus of the subsequent discussion in this paper. Other important ions subject to primary active transport are Ca 2+ and Mg 2+ , transported out of cells by P-type ATPases, that also pump, in various organisms, Na + out:K + in, K + in, Na + out, H + out and H + out:K + in (Kuhlbrandt, 2004; Bublitz et al ., 2011; Chan et al ., 2011, 2012; Palmgren & Nissen, 2011; Søndergaard & Pedersen, 2015; Palmgren et al ., 2020). As well as variants pumping H + , Na + , K + , Mg 2+ and Ca 2+ (topological type II: Thever & Saier, 2009, in prokaryotes and eukaryotes), there are also P-type ATPases (topological type I, Thever & Saier, 2009, not considered further here) that pump out metal cations such as Cu(I), Ag(I), Zn(II), Cd(II) and Pb(II) (Kuhlbrandt, 2004; Thever & Saier, 2009; Bublitz et al ., 2011; Palmgren & Nissen, 2011; Søndergaard & Pedersen, 2015).…”