The structure of calcyclin reveals a novel homodimeric fold for S100 Ca(2+)-binding proteins.
Potts, B.C., Smith, J., Akke, M., Macke, T.J., Okazaki, K., Hidaka, H., Case, D.A., Chazin, W.J.(1995) Nat Struct Biol 2: 790-796
- PubMed: 7552751 
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/nsb0995-790
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1CNP - PubMed Abstract: 
The S100 calcium-binding proteins are implicated as effectors in calcium-mediated signal transduction pathways. The three-dimensional structure of the S100 protein calcyclin has been determined in solution in the apo state by NMR spectroscopy and a computational strategy that incorporates a systematic docking protocol. This structure reveals a symmetric homodimeric fold that is unique among calcium-binding proteins. Dimerization is mediated by hydrophobic contacts from several highly conserved residues, which suggests that the dimer fold identified for calcyclin will serve as a structural paradigm for the S100 subfamily of calcium-binding proteins.
Organizational Affiliation: 
Department of Molecular Biology, Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California 92037, USA.