Calcineurin is essential in cyclosporin A- and FK506-sensitive yeast strains.
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Journal Article
The immunophilin-immunosuppressant complexes cyclophilin-cyclosporin A (CsA) and FKBP12-FK506 inhibit the phosphatase calcineurin to block T-cell activation. Although cyclophilin A, FKBP12, and calcineurin are highly conserved from yeast to man, none had previously been shown to be essential for viability. We find that CsA-sensitive yeast strains are FK506 hypersensitive and demonstrate that calcineurin is required for viability in these strains. Mutants lacking cyclophilin A or FKBP12 are resistant to CsA or FK506, respectively. Thus, both the immunosuppressive and the antifungal actions of CsA and FK506 result from calcineurin inhibition by immunophilin-drug complexes. In yeast strains in which calcineurin is not essential, calcineurin inhibition or mutation of calcineurin confers hypersensitivity to LiCl or NaCl, suggesting that calcineurin regulates cation transport.
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Duke Authors
Cited Authors
- Breuder, T; Hemenway, CS; Movva, NR; Cardenas, ME; Heitman, J
Published Date
- June 7, 1994
Published In
Volume / Issue
- 91 / 12
Start / End Page
- 5372 - 5376
PubMed ID
- 7515500
Pubmed Central ID
- 7515500
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
- 0027-8424
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
- 10.1073/pnas.91.12.5372
Language
- eng
Conference Location
- United States