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Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins > Proteins > Contractile Proteins > Muscle Proteins > Calponins
Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins > Proteins > Carrier Proteins > Calcium-Binding Proteins > Calponins
Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins > Proteins > Cytoskeletal Proteins > Microfilament Proteins > Calponins
... > Chemical Actions and Uses > Specialty Uses of Chemicals > Biomedical and Dental Materials > Polymers > Biopolymers > Microfilament Proteins > Calponins
... > Technology, Industry, and Agriculture > Manufactured Materials > Biomedical and Dental Materials > Polymers > Biopolymers > Microfilament Proteins > Calponins
Macromolecular Substances > Polymers > Biopolymers > Microfilament Proteins > Calponins

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Calponins  

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  • Calponin
  • Calponin Family Proteins

Scope note

  • A family of actin binding proteins mostly in smooth muscle. Calponins include most abundant alpha-calponin (h1 or basic); beta-calponin; neutral calponin (h2 calponin); acidic calponin, SM22, and transgelin. Calponin family members have N-terminal single Calponin Homology (CH) domain and multiple C-terminus 23-amino acids long calponin-like repeats called CLICK-23. Calponins participate in modulation of smooth muscle contraction by binding to ACTINS (F- and G-Actins), CALMODULIN and TROPOMYSIN.

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  • 2024

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D000096985

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