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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD CALMODULIN

From cal(cium) + modul(ate) + -in.
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PRONUNCIATION OF CALMODULIN

calmodulin  [kəlˈmɒdjʊlɪn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CALMODULIN

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adjective
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adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Calmodulin is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CALMODULIN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Calmodulin

Calmodulin is a calcium-binding messenger protein expressed in all eukaryotic cells. CaM is a multifunctional intermediate messenger protein that transduces calcium signals by binding calcium ions and then modifying its interactions with various target proteins.

Definition of calmodulin in the English dictionary

The definition of calmodulin in the dictionary is a protein found in most living cells; it regulates many enzymic processes that are dependent on calcium.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CALMODULIN


aesculin
ˈiːskjʊlɪn
antiglobulin
ˌæntɪˈɡlɒbjʊlɪn
botulin
ˈbɒtjʊlɪn
cryoglobulin
ˌkraɪəʊˈɡlɒbjʊlɪn
globulin
ˈɡlɒbjʊlɪn
hypermasculine
ˌhaɪpəˈmæskjʊlɪn
immunoglobulin
ˌɪmjʊnəʊˈɡlɒbjʊlɪn
indulin
ˈɪndjʊlɪn
insulin
ˈɪnsjʊlɪn
inulin
ˈɪnjʊlɪn
lactoglobulin
ˌlæktəʊˈɡlɒbjʊlɪn
levulin
ˈlɛvjʊlɪn
lupulin
ˈluːpjʊlɪn
macroglobulin
ˌmækrəʊˈɡlɒbjʊlɪn
masculine
ˈmæskjʊlɪn
proinsulin
prəʊˈɪnsjʊlɪn
thyroglobulin
ˌθaɪrəʊˈɡlɒbjʊlɪn
tuberculin
tjʊˈbɜːkjʊlɪn
tubulin
ˈtjuːbjʊlɪn
unmasculine
ʌnˈmæskjʊlɪn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CALMODULIN

callowness
calluna
callus
calm
calmant
calmative
calming
calmingly
calmly
calmness
calmy
calo
calomel
Calor Gas
calorescence
calorescent
caloric
caloric energy
calorically
caloricity

WORDS THAT END LIKE CALMODULIN

berlin
beta globulin
colin
Dublin
folliculin
franklin
gamma globulin
laevulin
lin
Lublin
merlin
Michelin
moulin
patulin
paulin
serum globulin
tarpaulin
torulin
violin
zeppelin

Synonyms and antonyms of calmodulin in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «calmodulin» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CALMODULIN

Find out the translation of calmodulin to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of calmodulin from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «calmodulin» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

钙调蛋白
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

calmodulina
570 millions of speakers

English

calmodulin
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

calmodulin
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

كالمودولين
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

калмодулин
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

calmodulin
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

calmodulin
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

calmoduline
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Calmodulin
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Calmodulin
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

カルモジュリン
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

칼 모듈 린
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Calmodulin
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

calmodulin
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கால்மாடுலின்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कंडोस्फुलिन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kalmodulin
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

calmodulina
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

kalmodulina
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

калмодуліном
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

calmodulină
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

καλμοντουλίνη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

calmodulin
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

kalmodulin
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

calmodulin
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of calmodulin

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CALMODULIN»

The term «calmodulin» is regularly used and occupies the 84.483 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CALMODULIN» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «calmodulin» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «calmodulin» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about calmodulin

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CALMODULIN»

Discover the use of calmodulin in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to calmodulin and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Calmodulin and Signal Transduction
This book focuses on emerging themes in the molecular mechanisms of calcium signal transduction through calmodulin-regulated pathways.
Linda J. Van Eldik, D. Martin Watterson, 1998
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Measuring Calcium and Calmodulin Inside and Outside Cells: ...
In this volume, the various techniques for measuring Ca2+ in the cytosol, in the various organelles and in the immediate surroundings of individual cells are described in practical details by experts, on the basis of their personal ...
Ole Holger Petersen, 2001
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Calmodulin antagonists and cellular physiology
cytes preliminary works reported the presence of a calmodulin-independent phosphodiesterase (Mulner et al., 1980; Wasserman and Smith, 1981). However, it was recently found (Echeverria et al., 1981; Miot and Emeux, 1982) that the ...
Hiroyoshi Hidaka, 1985
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Calmodulin Interactions with Neighboring Regulatory Regions ...
The NR1C0 and NR1C1 regions affected the calcium-binding affinities of CaM differentially.
Zeynep Akyol Ataman, 2006
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Methionine Oxidation in Calmodulin-binding Domains
Purified calcineurin, a prominent calmodulin target in the brain, was subjected to oxidation with hydrogen peroxide.
Nicholas J. Carruthers, 2008
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Integrative Aspects of Calcium Signalling
Phospho- Thr286 partially disables the auto-inhibitory function of the regulatory domain so that the kinase remains partially active or autonomous of Ca2+/ calmodulin after Ca2Vcalmodulin dissociate (Miller & Kennedy, 1986; Lisman, 1994; ...
Alexej Verkhratsky, Emil C. Toescu, 1998
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Calcium and Calmodulin Function in the Cell Nucleus
This book is about the role of calcium and calmodulin in the cell nucleus.
Oriol Bachs, Neus Agell, 2013
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Roles of Calmodulin Domains in Allosteric Regulation of the ...
The effects of a mutation in Drosophila CaM (V91G) on calcium-binding to CaM was investigated in the presence of a Drosophila CaMBD homologous to hRyR1(3614-3643)p.
Rhonda Anne Newman, 2006
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Isolation and Characterization of Proteins that Interact ...
ABSTRACT OF DISSERTATION ISOLATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF PROTEINS THAT INTERACT WITH A POLLEN-SPECIFIC CALMODULIN- BINDING PROTIEN Calcium and calmodulin, a calcium sensor, are implicated in pollen ...
Sung-Bong Shin, 2008
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Alzheimer's Disease Research Trends
Expert. Commentary. Alzheimer's. Disease: The. Calmodulin. Connection. And. β -amyloid. Danton H. O'Day1'* and Michael A. Myre2 Department of Biology, University of Toronto at Mississauga, Mississauga, Ontario L5L 1C6, Canada; ...
A. P. Chan, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CALMODULIN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term calmodulin is used in the context of the following news items.
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Synaptic-vesicle fusion: a need for speed
Munc13 is a large active-zone protein containing several domains for binding diacylglycerol, calmodulin and phosphoinositides, and a ... «Nature.com, Jul 15»
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Genetic screening reveals a link between Wnt signaling and …
As a result, calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II, protein kinase C, the nuclear factor of activated T-cell transcription factor, as well as other ... «Nature.com, Jul 15»
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Protective effect of 14-3-3 antibodies on stressed neuroretinal cells …
an up-regulation of 14-3-3 and a down-regulation of Calmodulin. After preincubation of the cells with anti-14-3-3 antibody and stressing the ... «7thSpace Interactive, Jun 15»
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Frequency of alcohol consumption in humans; the role of …
AMPAR, α-amino-3-hydroxy-methyl-4-isoxasolepropionic acid receptor; CaMK2α, calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II alpha; ... «Nature.com, Jun 15»
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Genetic evidence in the mouse solidifies the calcium hypothesis of …
Aracena P, Tang W, Hamilton SL, Hidalgo C. Effects of S-glutathionylation and S-nitrosylation on calmodulin binding to triads and FKBP12 ... «Nature.com, Jun 15»
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Lupus Insight Prize Goes to Dr. George C. Tsokos
In previous studies, the investigator demonstrated the importance of the calcium calmodulin kinase 4 (CaMK4) enzyme for autoimmunity and ... «Lupus News Today, May 15»
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Dr. George C. Tsokos Selected as 2015 Recipient of the Lupus …
His earlier studies have shown that the enzyme calcium calmodulin kinase 4 (CaMK4) plays a role in autoimmunity and inflammation in lupus. «PR Newswire, May 15»
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Alternative divalent cations (Zn 2+ , Co 2+ , and Mn 2+ ) are not …
Brewer GJ, Aster JC, Knutsen CA, Kruckeberg WC: Zinc inhibition of calmodulin: a proposed molecular mechanism of zinc action on cellular ... «BMC Blogs Network, May 15»
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A rare variant in MCF2L identified using exclusion linkage in a …
(Ser1216Leu); rs149524209) in Calmodulin-Regulated Spectrin-Associated Protein 1 (CAMSAP1, NM_015447.3); c.913A>G (p.(Ile305Val) ... «Nature.com, Apr 15»
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The International SSRI Pharmacogenomics Consortium (ISPC): a …
Finally, PPEF2, a calmodulin-binding protein phosphatase, has been shown to influence mGluR5 levels and prior evidence suggests it may be ... «Nature.com, Apr 15»

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