Structural highlights
Function
[CALM_BOVIN] Calmodulin mediates the control of a large number of enzymes, ion channels and other proteins by Ca(2+). Among the enzymes to be stimulated by the calmodulin-Ca(2+) complex are a number of protein kinases and phosphatases. Together with CEP110 and centrin, is involved in a genetic pathway that regulates the centrosome cycle and progression through cytokinesis (By similarity).
Evolutionary Conservation
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Publication Abstract from PubMed
We have determined the solution structures of the apo and (Ca2+)2 forms of the carboxy-terminal domain of calmodulin using multidimensional heteronuclear nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy. The results show that both forms adopt well-defined structures with essentially equal secondary structure. A comparison of the structures of the two forms shows that Ca2+ binding causes major rearrangements of the secondary structure elements with changes in inter-residue distances of up to 15 A and exposure of the hydrophobic interior of the four-helix bundle. Comparisons with previously determined high-resolution X-ray structures and models of calmodulin indicate that this domain is structurally autonomous.
Calcium-induced structural changes and domain autonomy in calmodulin.,Finn BE, Evenas J, Drakenberg T, Waltho JP, Thulin E, Forsen S Nat Struct Biol. 1995 Sep;2(9):777-83. PMID:7552749[1]
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References
- ↑ Finn BE, Evenas J, Drakenberg T, Waltho JP, Thulin E, Forsen S. Calcium-induced structural changes and domain autonomy in calmodulin. Nat Struct Biol. 1995 Sep;2(9):777-83. PMID:7552749
