Calcineurin

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  Subject Areas on Research

  • A calcineurin-dependent transcriptional pathway controls skeletal muscle fiber type. 
  • AQP2 is a substrate for endogenous PP2B activity within an inner medullary AKAP-signaling complex. 
  • Ablation of calcineurin Aβ reveals hyperlipidemia and signaling cross-talks with phosphodiesterases. 
  • Activation of Cardiac Fibroblast Growth Factor Receptor 4 Causes Left Ventricular Hypertrophy. 
  • Activation of MEF2 by muscle activity is mediated through a calcineurin-dependent pathway. 
  • Acute graft-versus-host disease: are we close to bringing the bench to the bedside? 
  • Alpha-2 macroglobulin in Alzheimer's disease: a marker of neuronal injury through the RCAN1 pathway. 
  • Angiotensin II regulates cellular immune responses through a calcineurin-dependent pathway. 
  • Angiotensin II: an immune costimulator? 
  • Antifungal activity of compounds targeting the Hsp90-calcineurin pathway against various mould species. 
  • Antifungal drug resistance evoked via RNAi-dependent epimutations. 
  • Antifungal effects of cyclosporine and FK 506 are mediated via immunophilin-dependent calcineurin inhibition. 
  • Antisense repression in Cryptococcus neoformans as a laboratory tool and potential antifungal strategy. 
  • Assembly of an A kinase-anchoring protein-beta(2)-adrenergic receptor complex facilitates receptor phosphorylation and signaling. 
  • Association of calcineurin with the COPI protein Sec28 and the COPII protein Sec13 revealed by quantitative proteomics. 
  • Biologics in organ transplantation. 
  • Calcineurin (CN) activation promotes apoptosis of glomerular podocytes both in vitro and in vivo. 
  • Calcineurin Targets Involved in Stress Survival and Fungal Virulence. 
  • Calcineurin activation causes retinal ganglion cell degeneration. 
  • Calcineurin colocalizes with P-bodies and stress granules during thermal stress in Cryptococcus neoformans. 
  • Calcineurin controls drug tolerance, hyphal growth, and virulence in Candida dubliniensis. 
  • Calcineurin controls growth, morphology, and pathogenicity in Aspergillus fumigatus. 
  • Calcineurin controls hyphal growth, virulence, and drug tolerance of Candida tropicalis. 
  • Calcineurin finds a new partner in the L-type Ca2+ channel. 
  • Calcineurin governs thermotolerance and virulence of Cryptococcus gattii. 
  • Calcineurin in fungal virulence and drug resistance: Prospects for harnessing targeted inhibition of calcineurin for an antifungal therapeutic approach. 
  • Calcineurin inhibition or mutation enhances cell wall inhibitors against Aspergillus fumigatus. 
  • Calcineurin inhibitor withdrawal after renal transplantation with alemtuzumab: clinical outcomes and effect on T-regulatory cells. 
  • Calcineurin is essential for Candida albicans survival in serum and virulence. 
  • Calcineurin is essential for survival during membrane stress in Candida albicans. 
  • Calcineurin is essential in cyclosporin A- and FK506-sensitive yeast strains. 
  • Calcineurin is required for Candida albicans to survive calcium stress in serum. 
  • Calcineurin is required for hyphal elongation during mating and haploid fruiting in Cryptococcus neoformans. 
  • Calcineurin is required for pseudohyphal growth, virulence, and drug resistance in Candida lusitaniae. 
  • Calcineurin is required for virulence of Cryptococcus neoformans. 
  • Calcineurin localizes to the hyphal septum in Aspergillus fumigatus: implications for septum formation and conidiophore development. 
  • Calcineurin mediates pancreatic growth in protease inhibitor-treated mice. 
  • Calcineurin mutants render T lymphocytes resistant to cyclosporin A. 
  • Calcineurin orchestrates dimorphic transitions, antifungal drug responses and host-pathogen interactions of the pathogenic mucoralean fungus Mucor circinelloides. 
  • Calcineurin plays key roles in the dimorphic transition and virulence of the human pathogenic zygomycete Mucor circinelloides. 
  • Calcineurin promotes infection of the cornea by Candida albicans and can be targeted to enhance fluconazole therapy. 
  • Calcineurin regulates cyclin D1 accumulation in growth-stimulated fibroblasts. 
  • Calcineurin regulatory subunit is essential for virulence and mediates interactions with FKBP12-FK506 in Cryptococcus neoformans. 
  • Calcineurin signaling and muscle remodeling. 
  • Calcineurin signaling in human cardiac hypertrophy. 
  • Calcineurin target CrzA regulates conidial germination, hyphal growth, and pathogenesis of Aspergillus fumigatus. 
  • Calcineurin, Mpk1 and Hog1 MAPK pathways independently control fludioxonil antifungal sensitivity in Cryptococcus neoformans. 
  • Calcineurin-binding protein Cbp1 directs the specificity of calcineurin-dependent hyphal elongation during mating in Cryptococcus neoformans. 
  • Calcineurin-dependent dephosphorylation of the transcription factor CrzA at specific sites controls conidiation, stress tolerance, and virulence of Aspergillus fumigatus. 
  • Calcineurin-dependent galactomannan release in Aspergillus fumigatus. 
  • Calcineurin-mediated regulation of hyphal growth, septation, and virulence in Aspergillus fumigatus. 
  • Calcineurin. Structure, function, and inhibition. 
  • Calcineurin: a central controller of signalling in eukaryotes. 
  • Calcium influx through L-type CaV1.2 Ca2+ channels regulates mandibular development. 
  • Calcium signaling regulates ventricular hypertrophy during development independent of contraction or blood flow. 
  • Calcium- and calcineurin-independent roles for calmodulin in Cryptococcus neoformans morphogenesis and high-temperature growth. 
  • Calcium-Calmodulin-Calcineurin Signaling: A Globally Conserved Virulence Cascade in Eukaryotic Microbial Pathogens. 
  • Calcium-Mediated Induction of Paradoxical Growth following Caspofungin Treatment Is Associated with Calcineurin Activation and Phosphorylation in Aspergillus fumigatus. 
  • Calcium-dependent gene regulation in myocyte hypertrophy and remodeling. 
  • Calmodulin-dependent protein kinase IV regulates nuclear export of Cabin1 during T-cell activation. 
  • Canonical transient receptor potential 3 channels activate NF-κB to mediate allergic airway disease via PKC-α/IκB-α and calcineurin/IκB-β pathways. 
  • Cell biology. A fungal Achilles' heel. 
  • Characterization of the FKBP12-Encoding Genes in Aspergillus fumigatus. 
  • Clinical trials: where are we now? 
  • Cloning and sequence analysis of cnaA gene encoding the catalytic subunit of calcineurin from Aspergillus oryzae. 
  • Comparison of the roles of calcineurin in physiology and virulence in serotype D and serotype A strains of Cryptococcus neoformans. 
  • Conditional calcineurin knockout mice exhibit multiple abnormal behaviors related to schizophrenia. 
  • Conserved elements of the RAM signaling pathway establish cell polarity in the basidiomycete Cryptococcus neoformans in a divergent fashion from other fungi. 
  • Coping with stress: calmodulin and calcineurin in model and pathogenic fungi. 
  • Cryptococcus neoformans isolates from transplant recipients are not selected for resistance to calcineurin inhibitors by current immunosuppressive regimens. 
  • Differential effects of inhibiting chitin and 1,3-{beta}-D-glucan synthesis in ras and calcineurin mutants of Aspergillus fumigatus. 
  • Differential regulation of calcineurin isoforms in transplant patients: a new look at an old problem. 
  • Dissecting the Roles of the Calcineurin Pathway in Unisexual Reproduction, Stress Responses, and Virulence in Cryptococcus deneoformans. 
  • Domain II of calmodulin is involved in activation of calcineurin. 
  • Dual roles of modulatory calcineurin-interacting protein 1 in cardiac hypertrophy. 
  • Electrical stimulation of neonatal cardiac myocytes activates the NFAT3 and GATA4 pathways and up-regulates the adenylosuccinate synthetase 1 gene. 
  • Elucidating the Candida albicans calcineurin signaling cascade controlling stress response and virulence. 
  • Elucidation of the calcineurin-Crz1 stress response transcriptional network in the human fungal pathogen Cryptococcus neoformans. 
  • Evaluation of host immune responses to pulmonary cryptococcosis using a temperature-sensitive C. neoformans calcineurin A mutant strain. 
  • Evolutionarily conserved role of calcineurin in phosphodegron-dependent degradation of phosphodiesterase 4D. 
  • FKBP12 dimerization mutations effect FK506 binding and differentially alter calcineurin inhibition in the human pathogen Aspergillus fumigatus. 
  • Fibroblast growth factor 23 directly targets hepatocytes to promote inflammation in chronic kidney disease. 
  • Functional analysis of the calcineurin-encoding gene cnaA from Aspergillus oryzae: evidence for its putative role in stress adaptation. 
  • Galactokinase is a novel modifier of calcineurin-induced cardiomyopathy in Drosophila. 
  • Gene disruption by biolistic transformation in serotype D strains of Cryptococcus neoformans. 
  • Global analysis of the evolution and mechanism of echinocandin resistance in Candida glabrata. 
  • Good fungi gone bad: the corruption of calcineurin. 
  • Gq signaling causes glomerular injury by activating TRPC6. 
  • Gq-dependent signaling upregulates COX2 in glomerular podocytes. 
  • Harnessing calcineurin as a novel anti-infective agent against invasive fungal infections. 
  • Harnessing calcineurin-FK506-FKBP12 crystal structures from invasive fungal pathogens to develop antifungal agents. 
  • Hsp90 governs echinocandin resistance in the pathogenic yeast Candida albicans via calcineurin. 
  • Hypoxia reprograms calcium signaling and regulates myoglobin expression. 
  • Identification and characterization of a highly conserved calcineurin binding protein, CBP1/calcipressin, in Cryptococcus neoformans. 
  • Identification, characterization, and functional correlation of calmodulin-dependent protein phosphatase in sperm. 
  • Immunophilins interact with calcineurin in the absence of exogenous immunosuppressive ligands. 
  • Immunosuppressant target protein FKBP12 is required for P-glycoprotein function in yeast. 
  • In Vitro and In Vivo Assessment of FK506 Analogs as Novel Antifungal Drug Candidates. 
  • In vitro interactions between antifungals and immunosuppressants against Aspergillus fumigatus. 
  • Independent signals control expression of the calcineurin inhibitory proteins MCIP1 and MCIP2 in striated muscles. 
  • Involvement of a calcineurin/inhibitor-1 phosphatase cascade in hippocampal long-term depression. 
  • Kin1 kinase localizes at the hyphal septum and is dephosphorylated by calcineurin but is dispensable for septation and virulence in the human pathogen Aspergillus fumigatus. 
  • Lic4, a nuclear phosphoprotein that cooperates with calcineurin to regulate cation homeostasis in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. 
  • Live Monitoring of Blastemal Cell Contributions during Appendage Regeneration. 
  • Localization and activity of the calcineurin catalytic and regulatory subunit complex at the septum is essential for hyphal elongation and proper septation in Aspergillus fumigatus. 
  • MEF2 responds to multiple calcium-regulated signals in the control of skeletal muscle fiber type. 
  • Mechanism of regulation of casein kinase I activity by group I metabotropic glutamate receptors. 
  • Molecular cloning and characterization of Aspergillus nidulans cyclophilin B. 
  • Molecular mechanisms of immunosuppression by cyclosporine, FK506, and rapamycin. 
  • Multiple domains of MCIP1 contribute to inhibition of calcineurin activity. 
  • Mutations that perturb cyclophilin A ligand binding pocket confer cyclosporin A resistance in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. 
  • Myristoylation of calcineurin B is not required for function or interaction with immunophilin-immunosuppressant complexes in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. 
  • Nerve activity-dependent modulation of calcineurin signaling in adult fast and slow skeletal muscle fibers. 
  • Neurotrophins and netrins require calcineurin/NFAT signaling to stimulate outgrowth of embryonic axons. 
  • Newer combination antifungal therapies for invasive aspergillosis. 
  • Novel motif in calcineurin catalytic subunit is required for septal localization of calcineurin in Aspergillus fumigatus. 
  • PKC signaling regulates drug resistance of the fungal pathogen Candida albicans via circuitry comprised of Mkc1, calcineurin, and Hsp90. 
  • Phospholipid-binding protein Cts1 controls septation and functions coordinately with calcineurin in Cryptococcus neoformans. 
  • Phosphorylation of Calcineurin at a novel serine-proline rich region orchestrates hyphal growth and virulence in Aspergillus fumigatus. 
  • Physiologic importance of protein phosphatase inhibitors. 
  • Potential Microbiological Effects of Higher Dosing of Echinocandins. 
  • Potentiation of progesterone receptor-mediated transcription by the immunosuppressant FK506. 
  • Protein phosphatases mediate depotentiation induced by high-intensity theta-burst stimulation. 
  • Regulation of cell cycle progression by calcium/calmodulin-dependent pathways. 
  • Regulation of tumor necrosis factor cytotoxicity by calcineurin. 
  • Remodeling muscles with calcineurin. 
  • Renaming the DSCR1/Adapt78 gene family as RCAN: regulators of calcineurin. 
  • Role of Ca++/calmodulin binding proteins in Aspergillus nidulans cell cycle regulation. 
  • Role of calcium in T-lymphocyte activation. 
  • Roles for Stress Response and Cell Wall Biosynthesis Pathways in Caspofungin Tolerance in Cryptococcus neoformans. 
  • Scanning Quadrupole Data-Independent Acquisition, Part B: Application to the Analysis of the Calcineurin-Interacting Proteins during Treatment of Aspergillus fumigatus with Azole and Echinocandin Antifungal Drugs. 
  • Secreted frizzle-related protein 2 stimulates angiogenesis via a calcineurin/NFAT signaling pathway. 
  • Secretion of FK506/FK520 and rapamycin by Streptomyces inhibits the growth of competing Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Cryptococcus neoformans. 
  • Selective activation and inhibition of calmodulin-dependent enzymes by a calmodulin-like protein found in human epithelial cells. 
  • Signal transduction cascades regulating fungal development and virulence. 
  • Signal-transduction cascades as targets for therapeutic intervention by natural products. 
  • Signaling cascades as drug targets in model and pathogenic fungi. 
  • Stable isotope labeling strategy for protein-ligand binding analysis in multi-component protein mixtures. 
  • Steering growth cones with a CaMKII/calcineurin switch. 
  • Stimulation of slow skeletal muscle fiber gene expression by calcineurin in vivo. 
  • Surfactant protein D binding to Aspergillus fumigatus hyphae is calcineurin-sensitive. 
  • Synergistic antifungal activities of bafilomycin A(1), fluconazole, and the pneumocandin MK-0991/caspofungin acetate (L-743,873) with calcineurin inhibitors FK506 and L-685,818 against Cryptococcus neoformans. 
  • TRPC1 channels are critical for hypertrophic signaling in the heart. 
  • TRPC3 channels confer cellular memory of recent neuromuscular activity. 
  • Targeted inhibition of calcineurin in pressure-overload cardiac hypertrophy. Preservation of systolic function. 
  • Targeting the calcineurin pathway enhances ergosterol biosynthesis inhibitors against Trichophyton mentagrophytes in vitro and in a human skin infection model. 
  • Targets of immunophilin-immunosuppressant complexes are distinct highly conserved regions of calcineurin A. 
  • The C2 domain protein Cts1 functions in the calcineurin signaling circuit during high-temperature stress responses in Cryptococcus neoformans. 
  • The Cryptococcus neoformans MAP kinase Mpk1 regulates cell integrity in response to antifungal drugs and loss of calcineurin function. 
  • The calcineurin target, Crz1, functions in azole tolerance but is not required for virulence of Candida albicans. 
  • The calmodulin-dependent protein phosphatase catalytic subunit (calcineurin A) is an essential gene in Aspergillus nidulans. 
  • The calmodulin-dependent protein phosphatase catalytic subunit (calcineurin A) is an essential gene in Aspergillus nidulans. 
  • The immunosuppressant FK506 and its nonimmunosuppressive analog L-685,818 are toxic to Cryptococcus neoformans by inhibition of a common target protein. 
  • The role of modulatory calcineurin-interacting proteins in calcineurin signaling. 
  • The tail domain of the Aspergillus fumigatus class V myosin MyoE orchestrates septal localization and hyphal growth. 
  • Tornadic Shear Stress Induces a Transient, Calcineurin-Dependent Hypervirulent Phenotype in Mucorales Molds. 
  • Transcriptional regulation of chitin synthases by calcineurin controls paradoxical growth of Aspergillus fumigatus in response to caspofungin. 
  • Use of protein phosphatase inhibitors. 
  • Variants in PPP3R1 and MAPT are associated with more rapid functional decline in Alzheimer's disease: the Cache County Dementia Progression Study. 
  • vph6 mutants of Saccharomyces cerevisiae require calcineurin for growth and are defective in vacuolar H(+)-ATPase assembly. 
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  Keywords of People

  • Juvvadi, Praveen Rao, Associate Professor in Pediatrics, Pediatrics, Infectious Diseases
  • Steinbach, William J., Samuel L. Katz Distinguished Professor of Pediatrics, Molecular Genetics and Microbiology
  • Yadav, Vikas, Postdoctoral Associate, Molecular Genetics and Microbiology