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.
calmodulin
calmodulin (kalmoj´
lin),
cal·mod·u·lin (k l-m j  -l n)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 (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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