INTERACTION OF TACROLIMUS (FK506) AND ITS METABOLITES WITH FKBP AND CALCINEURIN

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作者
TAMURA, K [1 ]
FUJIMURA, T [1 ]
IWASAKI, K [1 ]
SAKUMA, S [1 ]
FUJITSU, T [1 ]
NAKAMURA, K [1 ]
SHIMOMURA, K [1 ]
KUNO, T [1 ]
TANAKA, C [1 ]
KOBAYASHI, M [1 ]
机构
[1] KOBE UNIV,SCH MED,CHUO KU,KOBE 655,JAPAN
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10.1006/bbrc.1994.1947
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
Tacrolimus(FK506) is a strong immuno-suppressant and shows its activity through inhibiting IL-2 mRNA transcription by forming pentameric complex with intracellular receptor(FK506 binding protein 12 KDa or FKBP12), Ca2+, calmodulin, and calcineurin. Here, we report the binding activity to FKBP12, the pentameric complex formation and Con-A response inhibiting activities of 7 metabolites. C15-demethylated metabolite(M-3) needed higher quantity to compete in Con-A assay and in pentamer formation assay, although it binds more strongly to FKBP12. The result suggests that the ability to form a pentameric complex is not a two step reaction with the first binding to FKBP12, but a single step reaction by components for the pentamer formation. (C) 1994 Academic Press, Inc.
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页码:437 / 443
页数:7
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