Ca2+ indicators based on computationally redesigned calmodulin-peptide pairs - PubMed (original) (raw)
Ca2+ indicators based on computationally redesigned calmodulin-peptide pairs
Amy E Palmer et al. Chem Biol. 2006 May.
Abstract
The binding interface of calmodulin and a calmodulin binding peptide were reengineered by computationally designing complementary bumps and holes. This redesign led to the development of sensitive and specific pairs of mutant proteins used to sense Ca(2+) in a second generation of genetically encoded Ca(2+) indicators (cameleons). These cameleons are no longer perturbed by large excesses of native calmodulin, and they display Ca(2+) sensitivities tuned over a 100-fold range (0.6-160 microM). Incorporation of circularly permuted Venus in place of Citrine results in a 3- to 5-fold increase in the dynamic range. These redesigned cameleons show significant improvements over previous versions in the ability to monitor Ca(2+) in the cytoplasm as well as distinct subcellular localizations, such as the plasma membrane of neurons and the mitochondria.
Comment in
- New Ca2+ indicator has freedom to express.
Roderick HL, Bootman MD. Roderick HL, et al. Chem Biol. 2006 May;13(5):463-4. doi: 10.1016/j.chembiol.2006.05.001. Chem Biol. 2006. PMID: 16720265
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