Determinants in Cav1 Channels that Regulate the Ca2+ Sensitivity of Bound Calmodulin.
Halling, D.B., Georgiou, D.K., Black, D.J., Yang, G., Fallon, J.L., Quiocho, F.A., Pedersen, S.E., Hamilton, S.L.(2009) J Biol Chem 284: 20041
- PubMed: 19473981 
- DOI: 10.1074/jbc.M109.013326
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
2VAY - PubMed Abstract: 
Calmodulin binds to IQ motifs in the alpha(1) subunit of Ca(V)1.1 and Ca(V)1.2, but the affinities of calmodulin for the motif and for Ca(2+) are higher when bound to Ca(V)1.2 IQ. The Ca(V)1.1 IQ and Ca(V)1.2 IQ sequences differ by four amino acids. We d ...