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Molecular Mechanism Of Dream Dimerization And Interactions With A Non-Physiological Ligand Zn2+., Maria D. Santiago Estevez
Molecular Mechanism Of Dream Dimerization And Interactions With A Non-Physiological Ligand Zn2+., Maria D. Santiago Estevez
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Downstream Regulatory Element Antagonist Modulator (DREAM) belongs to the family of neuronal calcium sensor proteins and it is involved in several processes in the brain.
Zinc has been shown to bind to recoverin, with submillimolar affinity. Based on the high sequence homology between the NCS family, it is proposed that DREAM can also serve as an intracellular target for Zn2+. Fluorescence and CD studies confirm that zinc binds to DREAM with a of Kd = 4 µM, triggering changes in the proteins’ tertiary structure.
The calcium association to DREAM leads to the formation of a Ca2+ …