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Structural basis for calmodulin as a dynamic calcium sensor.


ABSTRACT: Calmodulin is a prototypical and versatile Ca(2+) sensor with EF hands as its high-affinity Ca(2+) binding domains. Calmodulin is present in all eukaryotic cells, mediating Ca(2+)-dependent signaling. Upon binding Ca(2+), calmodulin changes its conformation to form complexes with a diverse array of target proteins. Despite a wealth of knowledge on calmodulin, little is known on how target proteins regulate calmodulin's ability to bind Ca(2+). Here, we take advantage of two splice variants of SK2 channels, which are activated by Ca(2+)-bound calmodulin but show different sensitivity to Ca(2+) for their activation. Protein crystal structures and other experiments show that, depending on which SK2 splice variant it binds to, calmodulin adopts drastically different conformations with different affinities for Ca(2+) at its C-lobe. Such target protein-induced conformational changes make calmodulin a dynamic Ca(2+) sensor capable of responding to different Ca(2+) concentrations in cellular Ca(2+) signaling.

SUBMITTER: Zhang M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3372094 | biostudies-literature | 2012 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Structural basis for calmodulin as a dynamic calcium sensor.

Zhang Miao M   Abrams Cameron C   Wang Liping L   Gizzi Anthony A   He Liping L   Lin Ruihe R   Chen Yuan Y   Loll Patrick J PJ   Pascal John M JM   Zhang Ji-fang JF  

Structure (London, England : 1993) 20120501 5


Calmodulin is a prototypical and versatile Ca(2+) sensor with EF hands as its high-affinity Ca(2+) binding domains. Calmodulin is present in all eukaryotic cells, mediating Ca(2+)-dependent signaling. Upon binding Ca(2+), calmodulin changes its conformation to form complexes with a diverse array of target proteins. Despite a wealth of knowledge on calmodulin, little is known on how target proteins regulate calmodulin's ability to bind Ca(2+). Here, we take advantage of two splice variants of SK2  ...[more]

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