2018
Structural basis and energy landscape for the Ca2+ gating and calmodulation of the Kv7.2 K+ channel
Bernardo-Seisdedos G, Nuñez E, Gomis-Perez C, Malo C, Villarroel Á, Millet O. Structural basis and energy landscape for the Ca2+ gating and calmodulation of the Kv7.2 K+ channel. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2018, 115: 2395-2400. PMID: 29463698, PMCID: PMC5873240, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1800235115.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsC-lobeKey biological signalsPrincipal molecular componentsAssociation of helicesTransmembrane regionStructural basisFunction of CaKv7.2 channelsBasal cytosolic CaConformational rearrangementsN-lobeInactive stateKey controllerMolecular componentsCytosolic CaIntracellular CaKv7.2HelixInactive channelsM-currentBiological signalsCalcification stateMillisecond timeNeuronal excitabilityPopulated excited states
2014
The Ever Changing Moods of Calmodulin: How Structural Plasticity Entails Transductional Adaptability
Villarroel A, Taglialatela M, Bernardo-Seisdedos G, Alaimo A, Agirre J, Alberdi A, Gomis-Perez C, Soldovieri MV, Ambrosino P, Malo C, Areso P. The Ever Changing Moods of Calmodulin: How Structural Plasticity Entails Transductional Adaptability. Journal Of Molecular Biology 2014, 426: 2717-2735. PMID: 24857860, DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2014.05.016.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsC-lobeProtein Data Bank databaseStructure-function studiesDomain organizationProtein complexesCaM bindingHuman diseasesRole of CaMStructural plasticityGreat diversityCaM mutationsNew exciting avenuesThree-dimensional arrangementHuman pathophysiologyDiversity of targetsRemarkable varietyIndependent signalsCalmodulinDiversityExciting avenuesBindingRecent advancesTargetExceptional versatilityHelix