8ahs | pdb_00008ahs
Crystal structure of human Ca2+/Calmodulin in complex with melittin
Structural highlights
DiseaseCALM1_HUMAN The disease is caused by mutations affecting the gene represented in this entry. Mutations in CALM1 are the cause of CPVT4. The disease is caused by mutations affecting the gene represented in this entry. Mutations in CALM1 are the cause of LQT14. FunctionCALM1_HUMAN Calmodulin mediates the control of a large number of enzymes, ion channels, aquaporins and other proteins through calcium-binding. Among the enzymes to be stimulated by the calmodulin-calcium complex are a number of protein kinases and phosphatases. Together with CCP110 and centrin, is involved in a genetic pathway that regulates the centrosome cycle and progression through cytokinesis (PubMed:16760425). Mediates calcium-dependent inactivation of CACNA1C (PubMed:26969752). Positively regulates calcium-activated potassium channel activity of KCNN2 (PubMed:27165696).[1] [2] [3] [4] Publication Abstract from PubMedCalmodulin (CaM) is a Ca(2+) sensor protein found in all eukaryotic cells that regulates a large number of target proteins in a Ca(2+) concentration-dependent manner. As a transient type hub protein, it recognizes linear motifs of its targets, though for the Ca(2+)-dependent binding no consensus sequence was identified. Its complex with melittin, a major component of bee venom, is often used as a model system of protein - protein complexes. Yet, the structural aspects of the binding are not well understood, as only diverse, low-resolution data are available concerning the association. We present the crystal structure of melittin in complex with Ca(2+)-saturated calmodulins from two, evolutionarily distant species, Homo sapiens and Plasmodium falciparum representing three binding modes of the peptide. Results - augmented by molecular dynamics simulations - indicate that multiple binding modes can exist for CaM-melittin complexes, as an intrinsic characteristic of the binding. While the helical structure of melittin remains, swapping of its salt bridges and partial unfolding of its C-terminal segment can occur. In contrast to the classical way of target recognition by CaM, we found that different sets of residues can anchor at the hydrophobic pockets of CaM, which were considered as main recognition sites. Finally, the nanomolar binding affinity of the CaM-melittin complex is created by an ensemble of arrangements of similar stability - tight binding is achieved not by optimized specific interactions but by simultaneously satisfying less optimal interaction patterns in co-existing different conformers. Structures of calmodulin-melittin complexes show multiple binding modes lacking classical anchoring interactions.,Durvanger Z, Juhasz T, Liliom K, Harmat V J Biol Chem. 2023 Mar 9:104596. doi: 10.1016/j.jbc.2023.104596. PMID:36906144[5] From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine. References
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