The calcium-binding site of clathrin light chains.
Clathrin light chains are calcium-binding proteins (Mooibroek, M. J., Michiel, D. F., and Wang, J. H. (1987) J. Biol. Chem. 262, 25-28) and clathrin assembly can be modulated by calcium in vitro. Thus, intracellular calcium may play a regulatory role in the function of clathrin-coated vesicles. The structural basis for calcium's influence on clathrin-mediated processes has been defined using recombinant deletion mutants and isolated fragments of the light chains. A single calcium-binding site, formed by residues 85-96, is present in both mammalian light chains (LCa and LCb) and in the single yeast light chain. This sequence has structural similarity to the calcium-binding EF-hand loops of calmodulin and related proteins. In mammalian light chains, the calcium-binding sequence is flanked by domains that regulate clathrin assembly and disassembly.
Department of Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, University of California, San Francisco 94143.
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D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D002135:Calcium-Binding Proteins; D002966:Clathrin; D010446:Peptide Fragments; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D003488:Cyanogen Bromide; D002118:Calcium