Calpain
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3D structures of calpain
Updated on 18-November-2015
FunctionCalpains (CAP) are calcium-dependent cysteine proteases. CAPs are regulated by Ca+2 concentration, phosphorylation and calpastatin. The CAP family contains 14 members.
DiseaseCAP3 defects lead to a certain muscular dystrophy. Defective CAPs have a role in neurodegeneration. Structural highlightsCAP is a heterodimer containing a small 28kDa regulatory subunit which is identical for all CAPs and a large 80kDa catalytic subunit. CAP undergoes conformational change upon binding of Ca+2 ions resulting in closing of its active site cleft and activation as a cysteine protease. [1]
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Updated on 18-November-2015
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