Effect of Ca2+ on the promiscuous target-protein binding of calmodulin

AM Westerlund, L Delemotte - PLoS computational biology, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Calmodulin (CaM) is a calcium sensing protein that regulates the function of a large number
of proteins, thus playing a crucial part in many cell signaling pathways. CaM has the ability …

Protein conformational changes are detected and resolved site specifically by second-harmonic generation

B Moree, K Connell, RB Mortensen, CT Liu… - Biophysical journal, 2015 - cell.com
We present here a straightforward, broadly applicable technique for real-time detection and
measurement of protein conformational changes in solution. This method is based on …

[HTML][HTML] Enhanced Genomic and Transcriptomic Resources for Trichinella pseudospiralis and T. spiralis to Underpin the Discovery of Molecular Differences between …

PK Korhonen, G La Rosa, SB Sumanam… - International Journal of …, 2024 - mdpi.com
Nematodes of the genus Trichinella are important pathogens of humans and animals. This
study aimed to enhance the genomic and transcriptomic resources for T. pseudospiralis …

FH8 – a small EF‐hand protein from Fasciola hepatica

H Fraga, TQ Faria, F Pinto, A Almeida… - The FEBS …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Vaccine and drug development for fasciolasis rely on a thorough understanding of the
mechanisms involved in parasite–host interactions. FH8 is an 8 kDa protein secreted by the …

The Neuronal Calcium Sensor Protein Acrocalcin: A Potential Target of Calmodulin Regulation during Development in the Coral Acropora millepora

A Reyes-Bermudez, DJ Miller, S Sprungala - PloS one, 2012 - journals.plos.org
To understand the calcium-mediated signalling pathways underlying settlement and
metamorphosis in the Scleractinian coral Acropora millepora, a predicted protein set derived …

Atomic resolution experimental phase information reveals extensive disorder and bound 2-methyl-2, 4-pentanediol in Ca2+-calmodulin

J Lin, H van den Bedem, AT Brunger… - … Section D: Structural …, 2016 - journals.iucr.org
Calmodulin (CaM) is the primary calcium signaling protein in eukaryotes and has been
extensively studied using various biophysical techniques. Prior crystal structures have noted …

[HTML][HTML] Comparing allosteric transitions in the domains of calmodulin through coarse-grained simulations

P Nandigrami, JJ Portman - The Journal of chemical physics, 2016 - pubs.aip.org
Calmodulin (CaM) is a ubiquitous Ca 2+-binding protein consisting of two structurally similar
domains with distinct stabilities, binding affinities, and flexibilities. We present coarse …

On the Ca2+ binding and conformational change in EF-hand domains: Experimental evidence of Ca2+-saturated intermediates of N-domain of calmodulin

A Ababou, M Zaleska, M Pfuhl - … et Biophysica Acta (BBA)-Proteins and …, 2017 - Elsevier
Double mutation of Q41L and K75I in the N-domain of calmodulin (N-Cam) stabilizes the
closed form of N-Cam such that binding of Ca 2+ in solution no longer triggers a …

Electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy of nitroxide-labeled calmodulin

PB Bowman, D Puett - The protein journal, 2014 - Springer
Calmodulin (CaM) is a highly conserved calcium-binding protein consisting of two
homologous domains, each of which contains two EF-hands, that is known to bind well over …

Improved synthesis of 2-Trifluoromethyl-10-aminopropylphenothiazine: making 2-Trifluoromethyl-10-aminopropylphenothiazine readily available for calmodulin …

JW Johnson, KW Cain, TB Dunlap, GR Naumiec - ACS omega, 2018 - ACS Publications
An improved and high yielding three-step synthesis for the production of 2-trifluoromethyl-10-
aminopropylphenothiazine (TAPP) using less hazardous and more inexpensive reagents, its …