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ArticleStructure (London, England : 1993)2008

A coupled equilibrium shift mechanism in calmodulin-mediated signal transduction.

Jörg Gsponer, John Christodoulou, Andrea Cavalli, Jennifer M Bui, Barbara Richter, Christopher M Dobson, Michele Vendruscolo

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Article in Structure (London, England : 1993), 2008. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 59 papers.

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59citing papers in PubMed
5.4field-weighted citation impact, top 3% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

59 citing papers in PubMed, 132 citations in OpenAlex.

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  6. Probing calmodulin-NO synthase interactions via site-specific infrared spectroscopy: an introductory investigation.Journal of biological inorganic chemistry : JBIC : a publication of the Society of Biological Inorganic Chemistry · 2024
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  8. Regulation of Cardiac Cav1.2 Channels by Calmodulin.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023
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  14. Assessing the Role of Calmodulin's Linker Flexibility in Target Binding.International journal of molecular sciences · 2021
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Jörg GsponerDepartment of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Lensfield Road, Cambridge CB2 1EW, United Kingdom.
John Christodoulou
Andrea Cavalli
Jennifer M Bui
Barbara Richter
Christopher M Dobson
Michele Vendruscolo
University of Cambridge · GB

Funding

Medical Research Council MC_U105161047Wellcome Trust
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We used nuclear magnetic resonance data to determine ensembles of conformations representing the structure and dynamics of calmodulin (CaM) in the calcium-bound state (Ca(2+)-CaM) and in the state bound to myosin light chain kinase (CaM-MLCK). These ensembles reveal that the Ca(2+)-CaM state includes a range of structures similar to those present when CaM is bound to MLCK. Detailed analysis of the ensembles demonstrates that correlated motions within the Ca(2+)-CaM state direct the structural fluctuations toward complex-like substates. This phenomenon enables initial ligation of MLCK at the C-terminal domain of CaM and induces a population shift among the substates accessible to the N-terminal domain, thus giving rise to the cooperativity associated with binding. Based on these results and the combination of modern free energy landscape theory with classical allostery models, we suggest that a coupled equilibrium shift mechanism controls the efficient binding of CaM to a wide range of ligands.

Indexed as

Signal TransductionCalciumCalmodulinLigandsModels, MolecularMotionMyosin-Light-Chain KinaseNuclear Magnetic Resonance, BiomolecularProtein ConformationProtein Structure, SecondaryProtein Structure, TertiaryCalciumCalmodulinLigandsMyosin-Light-Chain Kinase

Identifiers

PMID18462678
PMCPMC2428103
OpenAlexW2142207967

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