Structural highlights
Function
[CALM_XENLA] Calmodulin mediates the control of a large number of enzymes, ion channels and other proteins by Ca(2+). Among the enzymes to be stimulated by the calmodulin-Ca(2+) complex are a number of protein kinases and phosphatases.
Evolutionary Conservation
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Publication Abstract from PubMed
The solution structure of calcium-bound calmodulin (CaM) complexed with an antagonist, N-(6-aminohexyl)-5-chloro-1-naphthalenesulfonamide (W-7), has been determined by multidimensional NMR spectroscopy. The structure consists of one molecule of W-7 binding to each of the two domains of CaM. In each domain, the W-7 chloronaphthalene ring interacts with four methionine methyl groups and other aliphatic or aromatic side-chains in a deep hydrophobic pocket, the site responsible for CaM binding to CaM-dependent enzymes such as myosin light chain kinases (MLCKs) and CaM kinase II. This competitive binding at the same site between W-7 and CaM-dependent enzymes suggests the mechanism by which W-7 inhibits CaM to activate the enzymes. The orientation of the W-7 naphthalene ring in the N-terminal pocket is rotated approximately 40 degrees with respect to that in the C-terminal pocket. The W-7 ring orientation differs significantly from the Trp800 indole ring of smooth muscle MLCK bound to the C-terminal pocket and the phenothiazine ring of trifluoperazine bound to the N or C-terminal pocket. These comparative structural analyses demonstrate that the two hydrophobic pockets of CaM can accommodate a variety of bulky aromatic rings, which provides a plausible structural basis for the diversity in CaM-mediated molecular recognition.
Solution structure of calmodulin-W-7 complex: the basis of diversity in molecular recognition.,Osawa M, Swindells MB, Tanikawa J, Tanaka T, Mase T, Furuya T, Ikura M J Mol Biol. 1998 Feb 13;276(1):165-76. PMID:9514729[1]
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References
- ↑ Osawa M, Swindells MB, Tanikawa J, Tanaka T, Mase T, Furuya T, Ikura M. Solution structure of calmodulin-W-7 complex: the basis of diversity in molecular recognition. J Mol Biol. 1998 Feb 13;276(1):165-76. PMID:9514729 doi:10.1006/jmbi.1997.1524