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Crystal structures of cyclophilin and its partners.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  15353287     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Cyclophilin (CyP) is a cytosolic receptor of immunosuppressive drug cyclosporin A (CsA). The binary complex of CyP-CsA inhibits the activity of Ca2+/calmodulin dependent serine/threonine calcineurin (CN). The inhibition of CN in turn disables the transcription activity of nuclear factor of activated T cell, thus suppressing the T cell activation and cardiac hypertrophy. CyP is also an enzyme catalyzing peptidyl-prolyl cis-trans isomerization and serves as a molecular chaperone in various biological processes. For example, CyPA is involved in the assembly/deassembly of HIV-1 virion and is required for the full infectious activity of HIV-1. However, the in vivo function of CyP remains a mystery. This review will describe the three-dimensional structures of CyPs and its partners and discuss the structural clues to understanding the CyP functions in biological processes. The structures of CyP in complex with proline-containing peptides provided insight into the mechanism of peptidyl-prolyl cis-trans isomerization. The structures of CyPA in complex with HIV-1 capsid protein and its peptides revealed details of interactions of CyP with HIV-1 capsid protein, thus providing a guideline for design of anti-HIV drugs. The rearrangement of two tetratricopeptide repeats of the, large, cyclophilin CyP40 into a long helix under the crystallization conditions might be biologically relevant to the CyP40 function in the hsp90 molecular chaperone system. The structures of the binary CyPA-CsA and ternary CN-CyPA-CsA complexes showed how CsA binds to its receptors and therefore provide a template for design of new immunosuppressive drugs.
Authors:
Hengming Ke; Qing Huai
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.; Review     Date:  2004-09-01
Journal Detail:
Title:  Frontiers in bioscience : a journal and virtual library     Volume:  9     ISSN:  1093-4715     ISO Abbreviation:  Front. Biosci.     Publication Date:  2004 Sep 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2004-09-08     Completed Date:  2006-09-28     Revised Date:  2007-11-14    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9709506     Medline TA:  Front Biosci     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  2285-96     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics and Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, The University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7260, USA. hke@med.unc.edu
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Capsid Proteins / chemistry
Catalysis
Crystallography, X-Ray
Cyclophilins / chemistry*
Cyclosporine / pharmacology
Cytosol / metabolism
HIV-1 / metabolism
Humans
Immunosuppressive Agents / pharmacology
Peptides / chemistry
Protein Binding
Protein Conformation
Transcription, Genetic
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
GM59791/GM/NIGMS NIH HHS
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Capsid Proteins; 0/Immunosuppressive Agents; 0/Peptides; 59865-13-3/Cyclosporine; EC 5.2.1.-/Cyclophilins

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