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Figure 1.
Figure 1. Dynamics in calmodulin binding. The linker of calmodulin (white) bends as the ends of the protein engulf the target (red stick model); there are also significant motions within the globular ends. Experiments to characterize these motions are necessary to understand how calmodulin works (see text for details). Within the globular ends, helices are shown in cyan, b strands in green and loops in orange; Ca^2+ ions are depicted as white spheres. (The figure was made using the program RIBBONS [41].)

The above figure is reprinted by permission from Cell Press: Structure (1997, 5, 1599-1612) copyright 1997.