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calmodulin

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cal⋅mod⋅u⋅lin

[kal-moj-uh-lin]
–noun Biochemistry.
a calcium-binding protein occurring in many tissues and participating in the regulation of many biochemical and physiological processes.

Origin:
1975–80; cal(cium) + modul(ate) + -in 2
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cal·mod·u·lin   (kāl-mŏj'ə-lĭn)   
n.  A calcium-binding protein found in all nucleated cells that affects the activity of many calcium-sensitive enzymes, including those involved in muscular contraction.

[cal(cium) + modul(ate) + -in.]
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Main Entry: cal·mod·u·lin
Pronunciation: "kal-'mäj-&-l&n
Function: noun
: a calcium-binding protein that mediates cellularmetabolic processes (as muscle-fiber contraction) by regulating the activity of specific calcium-dependent enzymes
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calmodulin cal·mod·u·lin (kāl-mŏj'ə-lĭn)
n.
A ubiquitous, eukaryotic calcium-binding protein that regulates cellular processes by modifying the activity of specific calcium-sensitive enzymes.

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