ISSN:
0887-3585
Keywords:
computer modeling
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trifluoperazine
;
conformational change
;
calcium binding proteins
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hydrophobic binding interactions
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Chemistry
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Biochemistry and Biotechnology
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
Among the known regulatory proteins that are conformationally sensitive to the binding of calcium ions, calmodulin and troponin-C have the greatest primary sequence homology. This observation has led to the conclusion that the most accurate predicted molecular model of calmodulin would be based on the X-ray crystallographic coordinates of the highly refined structure of turkey skeletal troponin-C. This paper describes the structure of calmodulin built from such a premise. The resulting molecular model was subjected to conjugate gradient energy minimization to remove unacceptable intramolecular non-bonded contacts. In the analysis of the resulting structure, many features of calmodulin, including the detailed conformation of the Ca2+-binding loops, the amino- and carboxy-terminal hydrophobic patches of the Ca2+-bound form, and the several clusters of acidic residues can be reconciled with much of the previously published solution data. Calmodulin in missing the N-terminal helix characteristic of troponin-C. The deletion of three residues from the central helical linker (denoted D/E in troponin-D) shortens the molecule and changes the orientation of the two domains of calmodulin by 60° relative to those in troponin-C. The molecular model has been used to derive two possible binding sites for the antipsychotic drug trifluoperazine, a potent competitive inhibitor of calmodulin activity.
Additional Material:
11 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/prot.340030102
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