L-Caldesmon / Unconjugated /

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Description	Rabbit polyclonal to CALD1. Caldesmon (CALD1) belongs to the caldesmon family and is an actin-and myosin-binding protein implicated in the regulation of actomyosin interactions in smooth muscle and nonmuscle cells (could act as a bridge between myosin and actin filaments). CALD1 stimulates actin binding of tropomyosin which increases the stabilization of actin filament structure. In muscle tissues, CALD1 inhibits the actomyosin ATPase by binding to F-actin. This inhibition is attenuated by calcium-calmodulin and is potentiated by tropomyosin.
Conjugate	Unconjugated
Clone
Target Species	Human
Applications	WB
Supplier	Biorbyt
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About L-Caldesmon
This gene encodes a calmodulin- and actin-binding protein that plays an essential role in the regulation of smooth muscle and nonmuscle contraction. The conserved domain of this protein possesses the binding activities to Ca(2+)-calmodulin, actin, tropomyosin, myosin, and phospholipids. This protein is a potent inhibitor of the actin-tropomyosin activated myosin MgATPase, and serves as a mediating factor for Ca(2+)-dependent inhibition of smooth muscle contraction. Alternative splicing of this gene results in multiple transcript variants encoding distinct isoforms. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]

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