Information in the EF-Hand Calcium-Binding Proteins Database from Reference 646

Protein	Species	Information	Comment	Submitted By	Validated By
calmodulin isoform 1 the main isoform, and the only isoform found in most species	Dictyostelium discoideum (slime mold)	biochemical evidence of involvement in protein translation: calmodulin antagonists such as W-7, melittin, and anti-calmodulin antibodies inhibit translation in Dictyostelium extracts (which can elongate but not initiate translation of mRNA)	slightly contradictory results were found when using	Melanie R. Nelson The Scripps Research Institute, Department of Molecular Biology mnelson@scripps.edu	Melanie R. Nelson mnelson@scripps.edu