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[[Calcium|Calcium binding]] protein involved in [[Calcium signalling|intracellular calcium signalling.]] <ref>Alberts et al. Molecular Biology of the Cell (5th Ed)</ref>  
[[Calcium|Calcium binding]] protein involved in [[Calcium signalling|intracellular calcium signalling.]] <ref>Alberts et al. Molecular Biology of the Cell (5th Ed)</ref>  


<u>'''Structure'''</u>
=== Structure ===


Highly conserved sequence of 152 [[Amino acids|amino acids]] <ref>http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/protein/CAA36839.1</ref>  
Highly conserved sequence of 152 [[Amino acids|amino acids]] <ref>http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/protein/CAA36839.1</ref>  


There are four [[EFh domains|EFh domains]] which are responsible for Ca2+ binding <ref>http://smart.embl-heidelberg.de/smart/job_status.pl?jobid=939661123169621289746763YwAuDuwGQT</ref>  
There are four [[EFh domains|EFh domains]] which are responsible for Ca<sup>2+</sup> binding <ref>http://smart.embl-heidelberg.de/smart/job_status.pl?jobid=939661123169621289746763YwAuDuwGQT</ref><br>  


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=== <u</u>Function<u</u> ===
 
<u>'''Function'''</u>  


Calmodulin binds Ca<sup>2+</sup> to maintain low cytosolic Ca<sup>2+</sup> concentration  
Calmodulin binds Ca<sup>2+</sup> to maintain low cytosolic Ca<sup>2+</sup> concentration  
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Two or more Ca<sup>2+</sup> ions bind to induce a [[Conformational change|conformational change]] and activate calmodulin <ref>Alberts et al. Molecular Biology of the Cell (5th Ed)</ref>  
Two or more Ca<sup>2+</sup> ions bind to induce a [[Conformational change|conformational change]] and activate calmodulin <ref>Alberts et al. Molecular Biology of the Cell (5th Ed)</ref>  


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=== References  ===


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Revision as of 15:47, 14 November 2010

Calcium binding protein involved in intracellular calcium signalling. [1]

Structure

Highly conserved sequence of 152 amino acids [2]

There are four EFh domains which are responsible for Ca2+ binding [3]

<uFunction<u

Calmodulin binds Ca2+ to maintain low cytosolic Ca2+ concentration

Two or more Ca2+ ions bind to induce a conformational change and activate calmodulin [4]

References

  1. Alberts et al. Molecular Biology of the Cell (5th Ed)
  2. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/protein/CAA36839.1
  3. http://smart.embl-heidelberg.de/smart/job_status.pl?jobid=939661123169621289746763YwAuDuwGQT
  4. Alberts et al. Molecular Biology of the Cell (5th Ed)