Source:http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/id/16931796
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pubmed:issue |
6
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pubmed:dateCreated |
2006-9-15
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pubmed:abstractText |
The time that transcription factors remain nuclear is a major determinant for transcriptional activity. It has recently been demonstrated that the phosphatase calcineurin is translocated to the nucleus with the transcription factor nuclear factor of activated T cells (NF-AT). This study identifies a nuclear localization sequence (NLS) and a nuclear export signal (NES) in the sequence of calcineurin. Furthermore we identified the nuclear cargo protein importinbeta(1) to be responsible for nuclear translocation of calcineurin. Inhibition of the calcineurin/importin interaction by a competitive peptide (KQECKIKYSERV), which mimicked the calcineurin NLS, prevented nuclear entry of calcineurin. A noninhibitory control peptide did not interfere with the calcineurin/importin binding. Using this approach, we were able to prevent the development of myocardial hypertrophy. In angiotensin II-stimulated cardiomyocytes, [(3)H]-leucine incorporation (159%+/-9 versus 111%+/-11; P<0.01) and cell size were suppressed significantly by the NLS peptide compared with a control peptide. The NLS peptide inhibited calcineurin/NF-AT transcriptional activity (227%+/-11 versus 133%+/-8; P<0.01), whereas calcineurin phosphatase activity was unaffected (298%+/-9 versus 270%+/-11; P=NS). We conclude that calcineurin is not only capable of dephosphorylating NF-AT, thus enabling its nuclear import, but the presence of calcineurin in the nucleus is also important for full NF-AT transcriptional activity.
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pubmed:language |
eng
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pubmed:citationSubset |
IM
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pubmed:chemical |
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Calcineurin,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/NFATC Transcription Factors,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Nuclear Export Signals,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Nuclear Localization Signals,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Peptide Fragments,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/beta Karyopherins
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pubmed:status |
MEDLINE
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pubmed:month |
Sep
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pubmed:issn |
1524-4571
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pubmed:author | |
pubmed:issnType |
Electronic
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pubmed:day |
15
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pubmed:volume |
99
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pubmed:owner |
NLM
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pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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pubmed:pagination |
626-35
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pubmed:dateRevised |
2008-11-21
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pubmed:meshHeading |
pubmed-meshheading:16931796-Active Transport, Cell Nucleus,
pubmed-meshheading:16931796-Amino Acid Sequence,
pubmed-meshheading:16931796-Animals,
pubmed-meshheading:16931796-Animals, Newborn,
pubmed-meshheading:16931796-Calcineurin,
pubmed-meshheading:16931796-Cardiomegaly,
pubmed-meshheading:16931796-Cell Enlargement,
pubmed-meshheading:16931796-Cells, Cultured,
pubmed-meshheading:16931796-Myocytes, Cardiac,
pubmed-meshheading:16931796-NFATC Transcription Factors,
pubmed-meshheading:16931796-Nuclear Export Signals,
pubmed-meshheading:16931796-Nuclear Localization Signals,
pubmed-meshheading:16931796-Peptide Fragments,
pubmed-meshheading:16931796-Rats,
pubmed-meshheading:16931796-Rats, Wistar,
pubmed-meshheading:16931796-beta Karyopherins
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pubmed:year |
2006
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pubmed:articleTitle |
Inhibition of nuclear import of calcineurin prevents myocardial hypertrophy.
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pubmed:affiliation |
Department of Medicine I, DFG-Research Center for Experimental Biomedicine, University of Wuerzburg, Germany.
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pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article,
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
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