Biology:Caldesmon

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Short description: Mammalian protein found in Homo sapiens


A representation of the 3D structure of the protein myoglobin showing turquoise α-helices.
Generic protein structure example

Caldesmon is a protein that in humans is encoded by the CALD1 gene.[1][2]

Caldesmon is a calmodulin binding protein. Like calponin, caldesmon tonically inhibits the ATPase activity of myosin in smooth muscle.

This gene encodes a calmodulin- and actin-binding protein that plays an essential role in the regulation of smooth muscle and nonmuscle contraction. The conserved domain of this protein possesses the binding activities to [math]\displaystyle{ \text{Ca}^{2+} }[/math]-calmodulin, actin, tropomyosin, myosin, and phospholipids. This protein is a potent inhibitor of the actin-tropomyosin activated myosin MgATPase, and serves as a mediating factor for [math]\displaystyle{ \text{Ca}^{2+} }[/math]-dependent inhibition of smooth muscle contraction. Alternative splicing of this gene results in multiple transcript variants encoding distinct isoforms.[2]

Immunochemistry

In diagnostic immunochemistry, caldesmon is a marker for smooth muscle differentiation.

References

  1. "Characterization of cDNA clones encoding a human fibroblast caldesmon isoform and analysis of caldesmon expression in normal and transformed cells". J Biol Chem 266 (25): 16917–24. Oct 1991. doi:10.1016/S0021-9258(18)55390-4. PMID 1885618. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Entrez Gene: CALD1 caldesmon 1". https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=gene&Cmd=ShowDetailView&TermToSearch=800. 

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