Primary sequence analysis and folding behavior of EF hands in relation to the mechanism of action of troponin C and calmodulin

FEBS Letters

Hodges, Robert S.¹  Gariépy, Jean¹ 

[1] Medical Research Council of Canada Group in Protein Structure and Function, Department of Biochemistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2H7, Canada

关键词: Calcium-induced folding;    Calmodulin;    Sequence analysis;    Troponin C;    EF hand;    second calcium binding site of carp parvalbumin for which the crystal structure is known;    ICBP;    intestinal calcium binding protein;    W-7;    N-(6-aminohexyl)-5-chloro-1-naphthalene sulfonamide;   

DOI  :  10.1016/0014-5793(83)80924-7

学科分类：生物化学/生物物理

来源: John Wiley & Sons Ltd.

【 摘 要 】

The primary sequence of EF hands encodes for elements of secondary structure which includes the presence of hydrophobic and charged domains in the helical regions of these sites. The hydrophobic and charged surfaces located in the N-terminal region of EF hands offer a potential site of interaction with complimentary surfaces on target proteins. Although the binding of calcium to the EF hands of calmodulin and troponin C may lead to a local exposure of these domains, it is the tertiary structure of these proteins that probably dictates the extent to which these domains are exposed and the selectivity of these proteins for target proteins.

【 授权许可】

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