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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1989-5-5
pubmed:abstractText
Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) and electron spin resonance (ESR) spectroscopies have been used to monitor changes in the conformation of calmodulin induced by Ca2+ and Ca2+ analogs. Using FTIR spectroscopy we observe that Ca2+: (i) favors the alpha-helical conformation and decreases the flexibility of the molecule; (ii) multiplies the intramolecular hydrogen bonds (the ratio of freely vibrating NH/hydrogen bound NH groups decreases); (iii) induces changes in the C-terminal tyrosine environment; and (iv) increases compactness of the molecule (less NH groups in the peptide bonds can be deuterated). As proved by ESR, Ca2+ binding induces exposure of hydrophobic domains allowing binding of a spin-labelled phenothiazine on calmodulin. When the experiments are performed in the presence of increasing amounts of Ca2+, both ESR and FTIR provide evidence that major conformational changes result after the filling of only two Ca2+-binding sites. But achievement of the spectroscopical changes is only observed when the four binding sites are filled (Ca2+/calmodulin = 4). The effects of analogs are monitored with the same spectroscopical parameters. Zn+ does not induce structural modifications of calmodulin but all other analogs studied mimic the calcium effects to some extent. As regards the amplitude of the spectroscopical effects, analogs rank in the following order: Ca2+ greater than Cd2+ greater than Tb3+ = Eu3+ greater than Gd3+ greater than La3+ greater than Zn2+ = cation depleted. Except for Zn2+, ranking for their activating potency of MLCK, the analogs can be arranged in a similar order.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
0006-3002
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
28
pubmed:volume
1011
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
81-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-19
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1989
pubmed:articleTitle
Effects of calcium and calcium analogs on calmodulin: a Fourier transform infrared and electron spin resonance investigation.
pubmed:affiliation
Département de Biochimie, UER Biomédicale des Saints-Pères, Paris, France.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article