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Myosin Light Chain Kinase

Known as: EC 2.7.11.18, smMLCK, Kinase-Related Protein 
An enzyme that phosphorylates myosin light chains in the presence of ATP to yield myosin-light chain phosphate and ADP, and requires calcium and… 
National Institutes of Health

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1999
1999
Properties of Filament-bound Myosin Light Chain Kinase*
Myosin light chain kinase binds to actin-containing filaments from cells with a greater affinity than to F-actin. However, it is… 
Review
1998
Review
1998
Myosin light chain kinase: functional domains and structural motifs.
Conventional myosin light chain kinase found in differentiated smooth and non-muscle cells is a dedicated Ca2+/calmodulin… 
Highly Cited
1987
Highly Cited
1987
Myosin light chain kinase and myosin light chain phosphatase from Dictyostelium: effects of reversible phosphorylation on myosin structure and function
We have partially purified myosin light chain kinase (MLCK) and myosin light chain phosphatase (MLCP) from Dictyostelium… 
Highly Cited
1986
Highly Cited
1986
Calmodulin binding domains: characterization of a phosphorylation and calmodulin binding site from myosin light chain kinase.
A protein kinase phosphorylation site in chicken gizzard myosin light chain kinase (MLCK) has been identified, and a synthetic… 
Highly Cited
1978
Highly Cited
1978
Identification of an activator protein for myosin light chain kinase as the Ca2+-dependent modulator protein.
Myosin light chain kinase which phosphorylates g2 light chain of skeletal muscle myosin requires an activator for the activity… 
1977
1977
Calcium-binding subunit of myosin light chain kinase.
Myosin light chain kinase from frozen rabbit skeletal muscle was separated into two protein components by DEAE-cellulose column… 
Highly Cited
1974
Highly Cited
1974
The amino-acid sequence of the alkali light chains of rabbit skeletal-muscle myosin.
The amino-acid sequence of the alkali light chain 1 (Al) of rabbit skeletal muscle myosin has been determined and compared with… 
Highly Cited
1974
Highly Cited
1974
Structural homology of myosin alkali light chains, troponin C and carp calcium binding protein
Sequence comparison between the myosin alkali light chain, troponin C and carp calcium binding protein shows that the pattern of… 
Highly Cited
1969
Highly Cited
1969
Histochemical changes in rat skeletal muscle after exercise.
Highly Cited
1969
Highly Cited
1969
Subunit structure of myosin. 3. A proposed model for rabbit skeletal myosin.
Abstract High speed sedimentation equilibrium experiments indicate a molecular weight of 468,000 (±10,000) for rabbit skeletal… 
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