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Solution structure and backbone dynamics of Calsensin, an invertebrate neuronal calcium-binding protein.


ABSTRACT: Calsensin is an EF-hand calcium-binding protein expressed by a subset of peripheral sensory neurons that fasciculate into a single tract in the leech central nervous system. Calsensin is a 9-kD protein with two EF-hand calcium-binding motifs. Using multidimensional NMR spectroscopy we have determined the solution structure and backbone dynamics of calcium-bound Calsensin. Calsensin consists of four helices forming a unicornate-type four-helix bundle. The residues in the third helix undergo slow conformational exchange indicating that the motion of this helix is associated with calciumbinding. The backbone dynamics of the protein as measured by (15)N relaxation rates and heteronuclear NOEs correlate well with the three-dimensional structure. Furthermore, comparison of the structure of Calsensin with other members of the EF-hand calcium-binding protein family provides insight into plausible mechanisms of calcium and target protein binding.

SUBMITTER: Venkitaramani DV 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2253341 | biostudies-literature | 2005 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Solution structure and backbone dynamics of Calsensin, an invertebrate neuronal calcium-binding protein.

Venkitaramani Deepa V DV   Fulton D Bruce DB   Andreotti Amy H AH   Johansen Kristen M KM   Johansen Jørgen J  

Protein science : a publication of the Protein Society 20050603 7


Calsensin is an EF-hand calcium-binding protein expressed by a subset of peripheral sensory neurons that fasciculate into a single tract in the leech central nervous system. Calsensin is a 9-kD protein with two EF-hand calcium-binding motifs. Using multidimensional NMR spectroscopy we have determined the solution structure and backbone dynamics of calcium-bound Calsensin. Calsensin consists of four helices forming a unicornate-type four-helix bundle. The residues in the third helix undergo slow  ...[more]

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