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Energetics of calmodulin domain interactions with the calmodulin binding domain of CaMKII.
Proteins - 1 Jul 2009
Evans T Idil Apak, Shea Madeline A
Abstract excerpt
Calmodulin (CaM) is an essential eukaryotic calcium receptor that regulates many kinases, including CaMKII. Calcium-depleted CaM does not bind to CaMKII under physiological conditions. However, binding of (Ca(2+))(4)-CaM to a basic amphipathic helix in CaMKII releases auto-inhibition of the kinase. The crystal structure of CaM bound to CaMKIIp, a peptide representing the CaM-binding domain (CaMBD) of CaMKII,...
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