Medical Definition of EF hand

1. A very common calcium binding motif. A 12 amino acid loop with a 12 amino acid _ helix at either end, providing octahedral co-ordination for the calcium ion. Members of the family include: aequorin, _ actinin, calbindin, calcineurin, calcyphosin, calmodulin, calpain, calcyclin, iacylglycerol kinase, fimbrin, myosin regulatory light chains, oncomodulin, osteonectin, spectrin, troponin C. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of EF Hand

EF3
EF4
EF5
EFA
EFATO
EFI
EFIs
EFL
EFM
EFSF
EFSF/ESM
EFT
EFTA
EFTPOS
EF hand (current term)
EGA
EGD
EGF
EGF like domain
EGR
EGTA
EGTK
EGW
EH
EH&S
EHEC
EHF
EHR

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