Calcium and Cell Function

List of Contributors Preface Chapter 1 Calmodulin-An Introduction I. Discovery of Calmodulin II. Calmodulin as a Multifunctional Regulatory Protein III. Calmodulin as a Proper Name IV. Epilogue References Chapter 2 Assay, Preparation, and Properties of Calmodulin I. Introduction II. Materials III. Assay of Calmodulin IV. Preparation of Calmodulin V. Properties of Calmodulin VI. Concluding Remarks References Chapter 3 Structure, Function, and Evolution of Calmodulin I. Introduction II. General Physicochemical Properties of Calmodulins III. Structural Studies of Calmodulin IV. Similarities between Calmodulin and Troponin C V. Concluding Remarks References Chapter 4 Calmodulin: Structure-Function Relationships I. Introduction II. Calmodulin Structure III. Physicochemical Properties IV. Interaction of Calmodulin with Its Target Proteins V. Conclusions References Chapter 5 Ca2+-Dependent Cyclic Nucleotide Phosphodiesterase I. Introduction II. Assay III. Preparation and Purification IV. Multiple Molecular Forms of Phosphodiesterase V. Distribution VI. General Properties VII. Kinetic Parameters VIII. Effectors IX. Ca2+-Dependent Activation by Calmodulin X. Concluding Remarks References Chapter 6 Calmodulin-Dependent Adenylate Cyclase I. Adenylate Cyclase and Divalent Cations II. Calmodulin-Dependent Adenvlate Cyclase III. Concluding Remarks References Chapter 7 Calmodulin and Plasma Membrane Calcium Transport I. Membrane Ca2+ Transport II. (Ca2+ + Mg2+)-ATPase III. Calmodulin and Ca2+ Transport IV. Regulation of the Erythrocyte Plasma Membrane Ca2+ Pump V. Conclusions References Chapter 8 Smooth Muscle Myosin Light Chain Kinase I. Introduction II. Smooth Muscle Myosin Light Chain Kinase (Myosin Kinase) III. Summary: Regulation of Smooth Muscle Contraction References Chapter 9 The Role of Calmodulin and Troponin in the Regulation of Phosphorylase Kinase from Mammalian Skeletal Muscle I. Introduction II. Regulation of Phosphorylase Kinase by Calcium Ions and Identification of Calmodulin as a Subunit III. Identification of the d Subunit of Phosphorylase Kinase as Calmodulin IV. Molar Proportion of the d Subunit and Its Interaction with Phosphorylase Kinase V. Evidence That the d Subunit Is the Component Which Confers Calcium Sensitivity to the Phosphorylase Kinase Reaction VI. Phosphorylase Kinase Contains a Second Calmodulin-Binding Site Which Activates the Enzyme VII. Troponin C and the Troponin Complex-Substitutes for the Second Molecule of Calmodulin in the Activation of Phosphorylase Kinase VIII. Influence of the Second Molecule of Calmodulin and Troponin on the Activity of Phosphorylase Kinase IX. Proportion of the Calmodulin in Skeletal Muscle That Is Bound to Phosphorylase Kinase X. Does Troponin C or the Second Molecule of Calmodulin Activate Phosphorylase Kinase in Vivo XI. Phosphorylation of Glycogen Synthase by Phosphorylase Kinase XII. Summary References Chapter 10 Plant and Fungal Calmodulin and the Regulation of Plant NAD Kinase I. Introduction II. Isolation of Calmodulin by Fluphenazine-Sepharose Chromatography III. Properties of Plant and Fungal Calmodulin IV. Activation of Plant NAD Kinase by Calmodulin V. Significance of Plant and Fungal Calmodulin References Chapter 11 Calcium-Dependent Protein Phosphorylation in Mammalian Brain and Other Tissues I. Introduction II. Calcium-Regulated Protein Phosphorylation III. Calcium- and Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinase IV. Comparison of cAMP-Regulated and Calcium-Regulated Phosphorylation of Protein I V. Widespread Occurrence of Calcium- and Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Phosphorylation VI.