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In each EF hand loop, the Ca<sup>2+</sup> ions are bound by amino acid residues in and near the loops.
In each EF hand loop, the Ca<sup>2+</sup> ions are bound by amino acid residues in and near the loops.


The structure shown here has four <scene name='User:Michael_Roberts/BIOL115_CaM/Structure_plus_c/3'>Ca2+ ions</scene> bound. In this condition, the protein adopts the extended structure shown. The EF hand-forming helices are bent away from the long linking helix, revealing hydrophobic residues and exposing the linking chain.
The structure shown here has four <scene name='User:Michael_Roberts/BIOL115_CaM/Structure_plus_c/3'>calcium ions</scene> bound. In this condition, the protein adopts the extended structure shown. The EF hand-forming helices are bent away from the long linking helix, revealing hydrophobic residues and exposing the linking chain.