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Improving a natural CaMKII inhibitor by random and rational design.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2011
Coultrap Steven J, Bayer K Ulrich
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: CaM-KIIN has evolved to inhibit stimulated and autonomous activity of the Ca(2+)/calmodulin (CaM)-dependent protein kinase II (CaMKII) efficiently, selectively, and potently (IC50 ∼100 nM). The CN class of peptides, derived from the inhibitory region of CaM-KIIN, provides powerful new tools to study CaMKII functions. The goal of this study was to identify the residues required for CaMKII inhibition,...
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