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calmodulin

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calmodulin /cal·mod·u·lin/ (kal-mod´u-lin) a calcium-binding protein present in all nucleated cells; it mediates a variety of cellular reponses to calcium.
cal·mod·u·lin (kl-mj-ln)
n.
A ubiquitous, eukaryotic calcium-binding protein that regulates cellular processes by modifying the activity of specific calcium-sensitive enzymes.

calmodulin
[kalmod′yəlin]
a calcium-binding protein that mediates a variety of biochemical and physiologic processes, including the contraction of smooth muscles and the release of norepinephrine. Calmodulin may act independently of, in concert with, or antagonistically to reactions involving cyclic adenosine monophosphate.

calmodulin [kal-mod´u-lin]
a calcium-binding protein present in all nucleated cells, thought to be an essential mediator of most calcium-sensitive cellular processes.

calmodulin (kalmoj´lin),
n a calcium-binding protein that mediates a variety of biochemical and physiologic processes, including the contraction of muscles and the release of norepinephrine.

calmodulin
a calcium-binding protein concerned in the response of muscle fibers and other cells to calcium.


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Some data, however, indicate that the binding affinity of the oppositely charged calcium sensor calmodulin and the target peptide actually increases tenfold with adding NaCl (Andre et al.
In addition to the above-mentioned sequenced-based identification, parts of the [beta]-tubulin and calmodulin genes were sequenced.
 
 
 
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