Parvalbumin is a calcium-binding albumin protein with low molecular weight (typically 9-11 kDa). It has three EF hand motifs and is structurally related to calmodulin and troponin C. Parvalbumin is localised in fast-contracting muscles, where its levels are highest, and in the brain and some endocrine tissues. Parvalbumin is a small, stable protei...
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<protein> Calcium binding protein (12 kD), found in teleost and amphibian muscle, with sequence homology to calmodulin but only two EF hand calcium-binding sites. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
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Type: Term Pronunciation: par′val-byū′min Definitions: 1. Any of a group of small water-soluble calcium-binding proteins distinct from calmodulin and other calcium-binding proteins; found in the brain, skeletal muscle, and retina, but not in the heart, liver, or spleen, of various species.
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parvalbumin A small calcium-binding protein in vertebrate skeletal muscle.
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