Definition of calmodulin in English:
calmodulin
noun kalˈmɒdjʊlɪnkalˈmäjələn
mass nounBiochemistry A protein which binds calcium and is involved in regulating a variety of activities in cells.
Example sentencesExamples
- As examples, we have probed yeast proteome chips with calmodulin and six different phospholipids.
- High levels of intracellular calcium allow calmodulin to activate the myosin light chain kinase that facilitates muscle contraction.
- These mechanisms include allosteric regulation, regulation by reversible covalent modification and regulation by control proteins such as calmodulin.
- One of the subunits of this enzyme is the ubiquitous protein, calmodulin.
- A trivial reason explaining how both step sizes can be the same, is that the labeled calmodulin is bound to the catalytic domain.
Origin
1970s: from cal(cium) + modul(ate) + -in1.