Evidence map›Paper›PMID 17502104›Full record

ArticleStructure (London, England : 1993)2007

Structure of the calcineurin-NFAT complex: defining a T cell activation switch using solution NMR and crystal coordinates.

Koh Takeuchi, Michael H A Roehrl, Zhen-Yu J Sun, Gerhard Wagner

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Article in Structure (London, England : 1993), 2007. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 26 papers.

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26citing papers in PubMed
1.6field-weighted citation impact, top 18% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

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26 citing papers in PubMed, 54 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Koh TakeuchiDepartment of Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Harvard Medical School, 240 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
Michael H A Roehrl
Zhen-Yu J Sun
Gerhard Wagner
Harvard University · US

Funding

T CELL SPECIFIC TRANSCRIPTION COMPLEXESP01GM047467 · NIGMS · HARVARD UNIVERSITY (MEDICAL SCHOOL) · PI WAGNER, GERHARD · 1992 to 2017
$28.6M
OverallP41EB002026 · NIBIB · MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY · PI GRIFFIN, ROBERT GUY · 2003 to 2018
$17.9M
STRUCTURE BASIS OF IMMUNE-CELL SURFACE RECEPTOR FUNCTIONR01AI037581 · NIAID · HARVARD UNIVERSITY (MEDICAL SCHOOL) · PI WAGNER, GERHARD · 1996 to 2021
$6.7M
NIAID NIH HHS AI37581NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI037581NIBIB NIH HHS EB 002026NIBIB NIH HHS P41 EB002026NIGMS NIH HHS GM47467NIGMS NIH HHS P01 GM047467
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Calcineurin (Cn) is a serine/threonine protein phosphatase that plays pivotal roles in many physiological processes, including cell proliferation, development, and apoptosis. Most prominently, Cn targets the nuclear factors of activated T cell (NFATs), transcription factors that activate cytokine genes. Calcium-activated Cn dephosphorylates multiple residues within the regulatory domain of NFAT, triggering joint nuclear translocation. This relies crucially on the interaction between the catalytic domain of Cn (CnCat) and the conserved PxIxIT motif located in a region distinct from the dephosphorylation sites of NFAT. Here, we present the structure of the complex between the 39 kDa CnCat and a 14 residue peptide containing a PVIVIT segment that was derived from affinity-driven peptide selection based on the conserved PxIxIT motif of NFATs. The structure of the complex was determined by using NMR assignments and structural constraints and the coordinates of the CnCat crystal structure. The NMR analysis relied on recently developed labeling and spectroscopic techniques. The VIVIT peptide is accommodated in a hydrophobic cleft formed by beta strands 11 and 14, and the loop between beta strands 11 and 12, forming a short parallel beta sheet with the exposed beta strand 14 in Cn. The side chains of conserved residues in the PxIxIT sequences make extensive interactions with conserved residues in Cn, while those of nonconserved residues are solvent exposed. The architecture of the interface explains the diversity of recognition sequences compatible with NFAT function and uncovers a potential targeting site for immune-suppressive agents. The structure reveals that the orientation of the bound PxIxIT directs the phosphorylation sites in NFAT's regulatory domain toward the Cn catalytic site.

Indexed as

Magnetic Resonance SpectroscopyBinding SitesCalcineurinCrystallography, X-RayHumansLymphocyte ActivationNFATC Transcription FactorsProtein BindingT-LymphocytesCalcineurinNFATC Transcription Factors

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PMID17502104
PMCPMC1989110
OpenAlexW1982007696

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