Selective inhibition of calcineurin-NFAT signaling by blocking protein–protein interaction with small organic molecules
Open Access
- 6 May 2004
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
- Vol. 101 (20), 7554-7559
- https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.0401835101
Abstract
Transient or reversible protein–protein interactions are commonly used to ensure efficient targeting of signaling enzymes to their cellular substrates. These interactions include direct binding to substrate, interaction with an accessory or scaffold protein, and positioning at subcellular locations in proximity to substrates. The existence of specialized targeting mechanisms raises the possibility of designing inhibitors that do not block enzyme activity per se, but rather interfere with targeting of the enzyme to one or more of its substrates within the cell. Here, we identify small organic molecules that specifically block targeting of the protein phosphatase calcineurin to its substrate nuclear factor of activated T cells (NFAT, also termed NFATc) and show that they are effective inhibitors of calcineurin-NFAT signaling.Keywords
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