title: Releasing the calcium trigger.
abstract: NMR structures of calmodulin, troponin C and related proteins are providing the atomic details of the conformational changes that transduce Ca2+ signals into mechanical or metabolic responses.
authors.forename: W J
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Chazin
mesh_terms: D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism*; D002135:Calcium-Binding Proteins / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism*; D002147:Calmodulin / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D011487:Protein Conformation; D014336:Troponin / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D014961:X-Ray Diffraction
chemical_list: D002135:Calcium-Binding Proteins; D002147:Calmodulin; D014336:Troponin; D002118:Calcium