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406 Török et al.<br />

the significantly less-bright Lys 75-labeled DANSYL-calmodulin bind to targets<br />

with an approx threefold increased dissociation constant and act as an activator<br />

of cyclic-AMP phosphodiesterase similar to unmodified calmodulin. Lys 75-modified<br />

calmodulins appear to act as a competitive inhibitor of smooth muscle myosin<br />

light-chain kinase (13). They do, however, activate calmodulin-dependent<br />

protein kinase II auto- and substrate phosphorylation (Török, K. and Fraser, C.,<br />

unpublished data). It is thus expected that Lys 75-labeled calmodulins are accurate<br />

reporters of calmodulin movements and activities in the cell. The inhibitory property<br />

can either be taken advantage of or countered by trace-level application of<br />

the fluorescent calmodulin in the cell.<br />

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