EF Hand Motifs

"EF Hand Motifs" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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Calcium-binding motifs composed of two helixes (E and F) joined by a loop. Calcium is bound by the loop region. These motifs are found in many proteins that are regulated by calcium.

Descriptor ID

D020832

MeSH Number(s)

G02.111.570.790.709.600.040.360.240

Concept/Terms

EF Hand Motifs

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "EF Hand Motifs".

Biological Sciences [G]
Chemical Phenomena [G02]
Biochemical Phenomena [G02.111]
Molecular Structure [G02.111.570]
Molecular Conformation [G02.111.570.790]
Protein Conformation [G02.111.570.790.709]
Protein Structure, Secondary [G02.111.570.790.709.600]
Amino Acid Motifs [G02.111.570.790.709.600.040]
Helix-Loop-Helix Motifs [G02.111.570.790.709.600.040.360]
EF Hand Motifs [G02.111.570.790.709.600.040.360.240]

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Crystal structure of MICU2 and comparison with MICU1 reveal insights into the uniporter gating mechanism. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2019 02 26; 116(9):3546-3555.

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Luminescent and paramagnetic properties of nanoparticles shed light on their interactions with proteins. Sci Rep. 2018 02 21; 8(1):3420.

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High-affinity cooperative Ca2+ binding by MICU1-MICU2 serves as an on-off switch for the uniporter. EMBO Rep. 2017 08; 18(8):1397-1411.

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Atypical calcium regulation of the PKD2-L1 polycystin ion channel. Elife. 2016 06 27; 5.

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Oncomodulin, an EF-Hand Ca2+ Buffer, Is Critical for Maintaining Cochlear Function in Mice. J Neurosci. 2016 Feb 03; 36(5):1631-5.

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Structure of the small Dictyostelium discoideum myosin light chain MlcB provides insights into MyoB IQ motif recognition. J Biol Chem. 2014 Jun 13; 289(24):17030-42.

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EMRE is an essential component of the mitochondrial calcium uniporter complex. Science. 2013 Dec 13; 342(6164):1379-82.

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FH8--a small EF-hand protein from Fasciola hepatica. FEBS J. 2010 Dec; 277(24):5072-85.

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MICU1 encodes a mitochondrial EF hand protein required for Ca(2+) uptake. Nature. 2010 Sep 16; 467(7313):291-6.

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The carboxyterminal EF domain of erythroid alpha-spectrin is necessary for optimal spectrin-actin binding. Blood. 2010 Oct 07; 116(14):2600-7.

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