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METHODS IN MOLECULAR BIOLOGY TM<br />

• 173<br />

Methods in Molecular BiologyTM • 173<br />

CALCIUM-BINDING PROTEIN PROTOCOLS<br />

VOLUME II: METHODS AND TECHNIQUES<br />

ISBN: 0-89603-689-8<br />

humanapress.com<br />

Series Editor: John M. Walker<br />

<strong>Calcium</strong>-<strong>Binding</strong> <strong>Protein</strong> <strong>Protocols</strong><br />

Volume II: Methods and Techniques<br />

Edited by<br />

Hans J. Vogel<br />

Department of Biological Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada<br />

<strong>Calcium</strong>-binding proteins play an important role in a variety of vital biological processes, ranging from blood<br />

clotting and signal transduction in cells, to attaching proteins to membranes and serving as an integral source of calcium.<br />

In <strong>Calcium</strong>-<strong>Binding</strong> <strong>Protocols</strong>—Volume 1: Reviews and Case Studies and Volume 2: Methods and Techniques—Hans<br />

Vogel and a panel of leading researchers review the protein chemistry and behavior of this significant protein class, and<br />

provide a comprehensive collection of proven experimental techniques for their study both in vitro and in vivo. This<br />

second volume focuses on cutting-edge experimental techniques for studying the solution structure, stability, dynamics,<br />

calcium-binding properties, and biological activity of calcium-binding protein in general. In addition to enzymatic assays<br />

and more routine spectroscopic and protein chemistry techniques, there are also NMR approaches, thermodynamic<br />

analyses, kinetic measurements such as surface plasmon resonance, strategies for amino acid sequence alignments, and<br />

fluorescence methods to study the distribution of calcium and calcium-binding proteins in cells. The first companion<br />

volume, Reviews and Case Histories sets the stage for this volume by introducing the various classes of intra- and<br />

extracellular calcium-binding proteins and their mode of action.<br />

Comprehensive and highly practical, the two volumes of <strong>Calcium</strong>-<strong>Binding</strong> <strong>Protocols</strong> provide experimental and<br />

clinical biologists with a host of advanced experimental methods that can be applied successfully to the study of both<br />

existing and newly discovered members of this critically important class of proteins.<br />

• All major biophysical and protein methods to study<br />

calcium-binding proteins<br />

• Detailed discussion of calcium-binding proteins in<br />

vitro and in vivo<br />

Part III. Methods and Techniques to Study <strong>Calcium</strong>-<strong>Binding</strong> <strong>Protein</strong>s.<br />

Quantitative Analysis of Ca 2+ -<strong>Binding</strong> by Flow Dialysis. <strong>Calcium</strong> <strong>Binding</strong><br />

to <strong>Protein</strong>s Studied via Competition with Chromophoric Chelators. Deconvolution<br />

of <strong>Calcium</strong>-<strong>Binding</strong> Curves: Facts and Fantasies. Absorption<br />

and Circular Dichroism Spectroscopy. Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy<br />

of <strong>Calcium</strong>-<strong>Binding</strong> <strong>Protein</strong>s. Steady-State Fluorescence Spectroscopy.<br />

Fluorescence Methods for Measuring <strong>Calcium</strong> Affinity and<br />

<strong>Calcium</strong> Exchange with <strong>Protein</strong>s. Surface Plasmon Resonance of <strong>Calcium</strong>-<br />

<strong>Binding</strong> <strong>Protein</strong>s. Differential Scanning Calorimetry. Isothermal Titration<br />

Calorimetry. Multiangle Laser Light Scattering and Sedimentation Equilibrium.<br />

Small-Angle Solution Scattering Reveals Information on Conformational<br />

Dynamics in <strong>Calcium</strong>-<strong>Binding</strong> <strong>Protein</strong>s and in their Interactions<br />

with Regulatory Targets. Investigation of <strong>Calcium</strong>-<strong>Binding</strong> <strong>Protein</strong>s Using<br />

Electrospray Ionization Mass Spectrometry. Synthetic <strong>Calcium</strong>-<strong>Binding</strong><br />

Peptides. Proteolytic Fragments of <strong>Calcium</strong>-<strong>Binding</strong> <strong>Protein</strong>s. Electron<br />

Magnetic Resonance Studies of <strong>Calcium</strong>-<strong>Binding</strong> <strong>Protein</strong>s. Cadmium-113<br />

and Lead-207 NMR Spectroscopic Studies of <strong>Calcium</strong>-<strong>Binding</strong> <strong>Protein</strong>s.<br />

<strong>Calcium</strong>-43 of NMR of <strong>Calcium</strong>-<strong>Binding</strong> <strong>Protein</strong>s. Exploring Familial<br />

FEATURES<br />

CONTENTS<br />

• Methods using fluorescence spectroscopy, NMR,<br />

thermodynamic analysis, and kinetic measurements<br />

• Many methods also applicable to proteins that<br />

do not bind to calcium<br />

Relationships Using Multiple Sequence Alignment. Structure Determination<br />

by NMR: Isotope Labeling. <strong>Protein</strong> Structure Calculation from NMR<br />

Data. Shape and Dynamics of a <strong>Calcium</strong>-<strong>Binding</strong> <strong>Protein</strong> Investigated by<br />

Nitrogen-15 NMR Relaxation. The Use of Dipolar Couplings for the Structure<br />

Refinement of a Pair of <strong>Calcium</strong>-<strong>Binding</strong> EGF Domains. Vector Geometry<br />

Mapping: A Method to Characterize the Conformation of Helix-<br />

Loop-Helix <strong>Calcium</strong>-<strong>Binding</strong> <strong>Protein</strong>s. Use of Calmodulin Antagonists<br />

and S-100 <strong>Protein</strong> Interacting Drugs for Affinity Chromatography. Enzymatic<br />

Assays to Compare Calmodulin Isoforms, Mutants, and Chimeras.<br />

Gene Expression in Transfected Cells. Monitoring the Intracellular Free<br />

Ca 2+ -Calmodulin Concentration with Genetically-Encoded Fluorescent<br />

Indicator <strong>Protein</strong>s. Studying the Spatial Distribution of Ca 2+ -<strong>Binding</strong> <strong>Protein</strong>s:<br />

How Does it Work for Calmodulin? Index.<br />

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