. . . . . . "Calmodulin binds to both HIV-1 Gag and Matrix proteins through an extended calmodulin-binding domain in Matrix (amino acids 11-46)" . "Calmodulin (CaM) binding to HIV-1 MA induces the extrusion of the myristate group, suggesting that hydrophobic contacts between CaM and MA are critical for binding" . "An HIV-1 MA peptide (residues 8-43) binds to CaM with a very high affinity with dissociation constant 25 nm" . "binds" .