Interaction between Caltropin and the C-Terminal Region of Smooth Muscle Caldesmon

Caltropin (CaT) binds caldesmon (CaD) in a Ca 2+-dependent manner with an affinity higher than that of calmodulin (CaM). Photo-crosslinking between CaT and a benzophenone-labeled C-terminal CaD fragment (27K) results in a 35-kDa protein that corresponds to the 1:1 adduct between CaT and 27K. In the...

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Veröffentlicht in:Biochemical and biophysical research communications 1995-04, Vol.209 (1), p.12-17
Hauptverfasser: Zhuang, S.B., Mani, R.S., Kay, C.M., Wang, C.L.A.
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Zusammenfassung:Caltropin (CaT) binds caldesmon (CaD) in a Ca 2+-dependent manner with an affinity higher than that of calmodulin (CaM). Photo-crosslinking between CaT and a benzophenone-labeled C-terminal CaD fragment (27K) results in a 35-kDa protein that corresponds to the 1:1 adduct between CaT and 27K. In the absence of Ca 2+, no crosslinking is obtained. This result is similar to that obtained with CaM and 27K. The apparent affinity of CaM for GS17C, a CaM-binding peptide of CaD, is weakened by CaT, suggesting CaT competes with CaM for the peptide. In contrast to CaM, CaT does not induce changes in the tryptophan fluorescence of GS17C. Thus although the two Ca 2+-binding proteins behave similarly, there are differences in with CaD.
ISSN:0006-291X
1090-2104
DOI:10.1006/bbrc.1995.1463