Abstract
Calmodulin (CaM), the principal protein mediator of cellular Ca2+signals, interacts with some 80 target proteins, many of which are enzymes that are activated by CaM in a Ca2+-dependent manner. Ma mMalian genomes contain at least three differentially regulated CaM genes that encode the same protein (1). On the other hand, multiple genes encode several CaM isoforms in plants. For example, the soybean genome contains at least five CaM genes that encode four distinct isoforms (2).
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Walsh, M.P., Van Lierop, J., Sutherland, C., Kondo, R., David Johnson, J. (2002). Enzymatic Assays to Compare Calmodulin Isoforms, Mutants, and Chimeras. In: Vogel, H.J. (eds) Calcium-Binding Protein Protocols: Volume 2: Methods and Techniques. Methods in Molecular Biology™, vol 173. Springer, Totowa, NJ. https://doi.org/10.1385/1-59259-184-1:339
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