Melittin binding causes a large calcium-dependent conformational change in calmodulin.
Kataoka M, Head J, Seaton B, Engelman D. Melittin binding causes a large calcium-dependent conformational change in calmodulin. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1989, 86: 6944-6948. PMID: 2780551, PMCID: PMC297967, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.86.18.6944.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsConformational changesCalcium-dependent conformational changeDependent conformational changesCellular functionsTarget proteinsMelittin bindsCalmodulin functionCalmodulinSolution structureCalmodulin-melittin complexSmall-angle X-ray scatteringConformation changeAbsence of calciumCompetitive inhibitorOverall structureMelittin bindingTarget peptideMelittinPresence of calciumGlobular shapeCa2PeptidesX-ray scatteringProteinBinds