I would think a Google search would make some suggestions for you. There are lots of cases of proteins which require Calcium to function, but it is a bit chicken-and-egg-y - can the protein only function after it folds correctly, and is the Ca essential for that folding?
On 31 May 2013 11:54, RHYS GRINTER <r.grinte...@research.gla.ac.uk> wrote: > My work with colicin M class bacteriocins shows that they require Ca2+ (or > Mg or Mn) for catalysis: > > 1 Grinter, R., Roszak, A. W., Cogdell, R. J., Milner, J. J. and > Walker, D. (2012) The Crystal Structure of the Lipid II-degrading > Bacteriocin Syringacin M Suggests Unexpected Evolutionary Relationships > between Colicin M-like Bacteriocins. J. Biol. Chem. 287, 38876-38888 > > Best Regards, > > Rhys > > > > > ________________________________________ > From: CCP4 bulletin board [CCP4BB@JISCMAIL.AC.UK] On Behalf Of Wei Liu [ > we...@me.com] > Sent: 31 May 2013 11:25 > To: CCP4BB@JISCMAIL.AC.UK > Subject: [ccp4bb] Calcium ions in enzymes > > Dear all, > > As we all know, many proteins contain calcium ions. Does anyone know if > there are reported cases where calcium ions play a catalytic role rather > than a structural role in enzymes? > > Best > Wei Liu >
