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Regulation of calcineurin phosphatase activity and interaction with the FK-506.FK-506 binding protein complex. 1994

J N Parsons, and G J Wiederrecht, and S Salowe, and J J Burbaum, and L L Rokosz, and R L Kincaid, and S J O'Keefe
Department of Molecular Immunology, Merck Research Laboratories, Rahway, New Jersey 07065.

The immunosuppressant FK-506 (tacrolimus) forms a complex with a ubiquitous intracellular receptor, FK-506 binding protein (FKBP12), and this complex inhibits the heterodimeric Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent phosphatase, calcineurin, an essential component of the T-cell receptor signal transduction pathway. Using a series of truncated calcineurin catalytic subunits, we show here that a region within the catalytic subunit that regulates phosphatase activity, the autoinhibitory domain, also regulates the Ca(2+)-dependent interaction of calcineurin with the FK-506.FKBP12 complex. Deletion of this domain produces constitutive activation of the phosphatase as demonstrated by transient transfection experiments in which expression of the truncated protein permitted Ca(2+)-independent induction of interleukin-2 transcription. Thus, deletion of the autoinhibitory domain is necessary and sufficient to constitutively activate calcineurin (CaN). Furthermore, CaN A467-492, an inhibitory peptide based on the autoinhibitory domain from calcineurin (ITSFEEAKGLDRINERMPPRRDAMP), inhibited dephosphorylation of the RII peptide substrate competitively with a Ki = 4 microM, consistent with binding of the autoinhibitory domain at the active site of the enzyme. To assess the role of the autoinhibitory domain in regulating the interaction of CaN with the FK-506.FKBP12 complex, we reconstituted wild type and mutant phosphatase heterodimers using in vitro transcribed and translated subunits. Association of the reconstituted calcineurin heterodimers with FKBP12 was dependent on FK-506. In the case of the wild type heterodimer, association with the FK-506.FKBP12 complex was also dependent upon Ca2+; however, mutant catalytic subunits, in which the autoinhibitory domains were deleted, associated with the drug-binding protein complex in the presence of 10 mM EGTA. These results indicate that the conserved autoinhibitory domain regulates both Ca(2+)-dependent phosphatase activity and association with the FK-506.FKBP12 complex.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008969 Molecular Sequence Data Descriptions of specific amino acid, carbohydrate, or nucleotide sequences which have appeared in the published literature and/or are deposited in and maintained by databanks such as GENBANK, European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), National Biomedical Research Foundation (NBRF), or other sequence repositories. Sequence Data, Molecular,Molecular Sequencing Data,Data, Molecular Sequence,Data, Molecular Sequencing,Sequencing Data, Molecular
D009154 Mutation Any detectable and heritable change in the genetic material that causes a change in the GENOTYPE and which is transmitted to daughter cells and to succeeding generations. Mutations
D010446 Peptide Fragments Partial proteins formed by partial hydrolysis of complete proteins or generated through PROTEIN ENGINEERING techniques. Peptide Fragment,Fragment, Peptide,Fragments, Peptide
D010744 Phosphoric Monoester Hydrolases A group of hydrolases which catalyze the hydrolysis of monophosphoric esters with the production of one mole of orthophosphate. Phosphatase,Phosphatases,Phosphohydrolase,Phosphohydrolases,Phosphomonoesterase,Phosphomonoesterases,Phosphoric Monoester Hydrolase,Hydrolase, Phosphoric Monoester,Hydrolases, Phosphoric Monoester,Monoester Hydrolase, Phosphoric
D010749 Phosphoprotein Phosphatases A group of enzymes removing the SERINE- or THREONINE-bound phosphate groups from a wide range of phosphoproteins, including a number of enzymes which have been phosphorylated under the action of a kinase. (Enzyme Nomenclature, 1992) Phosphoprotein Phosphatase,Phosphoprotein Phosphohydrolase,Protein Phosphatase,Protein Phosphatases,Casein Phosphatase,Ecto-Phosphoprotein Phosphatase,Nuclear Protein Phosphatase,Phosphohistone Phosphatase,Phosphoprotein Phosphatase-2C,Phosphoseryl-Protein Phosphatase,Protein Phosphatase C,Protein Phosphatase C-I,Protein Phosphatase C-II,Protein Phosphatase H-II,Protein-Serine-Threonine Phosphatase,Protein-Threonine Phosphatase,Serine-Threonine Phosphatase,Threonine Phosphatase,Ecto Phosphoprotein Phosphatase,Phosphatase C, Protein,Phosphatase C-I, Protein,Phosphatase C-II, Protein,Phosphatase H-II, Protein,Phosphatase, Casein,Phosphatase, Ecto-Phosphoprotein,Phosphatase, Nuclear Protein,Phosphatase, Phosphohistone,Phosphatase, Phosphoprotein,Phosphatase, Phosphoseryl-Protein,Phosphatase, Protein,Phosphatase, Protein-Serine-Threonine,Phosphatase, Protein-Threonine,Phosphatase, Serine-Threonine,Phosphatase, Threonine,Phosphatase-2C, Phosphoprotein,Phosphatases, Phosphoprotein,Phosphatases, Protein,Phosphohydrolase, Phosphoprotein,Phosphoprotein Phosphatase 2C,Phosphoseryl Protein Phosphatase,Protein Phosphatase C I,Protein Phosphatase C II,Protein Phosphatase H II,Protein Phosphatase, Nuclear,Protein Serine Threonine Phosphatase,Protein Threonine Phosphatase,Serine Threonine Phosphatase
D002148 Calmodulin-Binding Proteins Proteins which bind calmodulin. They are found in many tissues and have a variety of functions including F-actin cross-linking properties, inhibition of cyclic nucleotide phosphodiesterase and calcium and magnesium ATPases. Caldesmon,Calspectin,CaM-BP(80),Caldesmon (77),Calmodulin Binding Proteins,Proteins, Calmodulin-Binding
D002352 Carrier Proteins Proteins that bind or transport specific substances in the blood, within the cell, or across cell membranes. Binding Proteins,Carrier Protein,Transport Protein,Transport Proteins,Binding Protein,Protein, Carrier,Proteins, Carrier
D006360 Heat-Shock Proteins Proteins which are synthesized in eukaryotic organisms and bacteria in response to hyperthermia and other environmental stresses. They increase thermal tolerance and perform functions essential to cell survival under these conditions. Stress Protein,Stress Proteins,Heat-Shock Protein,Heat Shock Protein,Heat Shock Proteins,Protein, Stress
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000595 Amino Acid Sequence The order of amino acids as they occur in a polypeptide chain. This is referred to as the primary structure of proteins. It is of fundamental importance in determining PROTEIN CONFORMATION. Protein Structure, Primary,Amino Acid Sequences,Sequence, Amino Acid,Sequences, Amino Acid,Primary Protein Structure,Primary Protein Structures,Protein Structures, Primary,Structure, Primary Protein,Structures, Primary Protein

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