A viral mechanism for inhibition of the cellular phosphatase calcineurin

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Miskin, JE [1 ]
Abrams, CC [1 ]
Goatley, LC [1 ]
Dixon, LK [1 ]
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[1] AFRC, Inst Anim Hlth, Pirbright Lab, Pirbright GU24 0NF, Surrey, England
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10.1126/science.281.5376.562
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O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
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07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
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The transcription factor NFAT (nuclear factor of activated T cells) controls the expression of many immunomodulatory proteins. African swine Fever virus inhibits proinflammatory cytokine expression in infected macrophages, and a viral protein A238L was found to display the activity of the immunosuppressive drug cyclosporin A by inhibiting NFAT-regulated gene transcription in vivo. This it does by binding the catalytic subunit of calcineurin and inhibiting calcineurin phosphatase activity.
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