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calmodulin

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cal·mod·u·lin  (kl-mj-ln)
n.
A calcium-binding protein found in all nucleated cells that affects the activity of many calcium-sensitive enzymes, including those involved in muscular contraction.


calmodulin [kəlˈmɒdjʊlɪn]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biochemistry) Biochem a protein found in most living cells; it regulates many enzymic processes that are dependent on calcium
[from cal(cium) + modul(ate) + -in]


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The twisted form inside cells interacts with a substance called calmodulin (not shown).
Locations of calmodulin and FK506-binding protein on the three-dimensional architecture of the skeletal muscle ryanodine receptor.
Trewhella, Structures of Calmodulin and a Functional Myosin Light Chain Kinase in the Activated Complex: A Neutron Scattering Study, Biochem.
 
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