A rapamycin-selective 25-kDa immunophilin
FKBP25, a previously uncharacterized 25-kDa FK506- and rapamycin-binding protein, was purified to homogeneity from calf thymus, brain, and spleen, and the sequence of a 215 amino acid (aa) 24-kDa C-terminal peptide was established. The N-terminal domain (101 aa) is unrelated to any known protein, is...
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Published in | Biochemistry (Easton) Vol. 31; no. 8; pp. 2427 - 2434 |
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Main Authors | , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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Washington, DC
American Chemical Society
03.03.1992
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Summary: | FKBP25, a previously uncharacterized 25-kDa FK506- and rapamycin-binding protein, was purified to homogeneity from calf thymus, brain, and spleen, and the sequence of a 215 amino acid (aa) 24-kDa C-terminal peptide was established. The N-terminal domain (101 aa) is unrelated to any known protein, is hydrophilic, and is predicted by circular dichroism spectroscopy to be largely alpha-helix. The C-terminal domain (114 aa) is homologous to FKBP12 and other FKBPs but has a potential nuclear targeting sequence and a unique insertion of seven amino acids in one of its loops. FKBP25 displays the rotamase activity characteristic of FKBPs; the activity is inhibited by the immunosuppressants rapamycin (Ki = 0.9 nM) and FK506 (Ki = 160 nM), but not cyclosporin A. The protein, its rapamycin selectivity, and the potential nuclear targeting sequence are discussed in terms of the structure of hFKBP12. |
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Bibliography: | istex:8343FD21A6F1E5A7E7D8DE38C6AE792E28B1AABC ark:/67375/TPS-K2NZCL54-J ObjectType-Article-1 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-2 content type line 23 |
ISSN: | 0006-2960 1520-4995 |
DOI: | 10.1021/bi00123a031 |