Abstract
THE major FK506 binding protein (FKBP, relative molecular mass ∼11,800; Mr 11.8K) and cyclophilin (Mr∼ 17K) belong to a class of proteins termed immunophilins1. Although unrelated at the amino-acid sequence level, they both possess peptidyl-prolyl cis-trans isomerase activities which are inhibited by immuno-suppressants that block signal transduction pathways leading to T-lymphocyte activation. FK506 and rapamycin strongly inhibit the peptidyl-prolyl cis-trans isomerase activity of FKBP, whereas cyclosporin A inhibits that of cyclophilin2–12. The significance of this enzyme activity and the role of the immunophilins in immunoregulation is unknown1,13. To understand better the func-tion of the immunophilins and their interaction with inhibitors, we are investigating the solution structures of FKBP and FKBP-inhibitor complexes by multidimensional NMR methods. Here we report the solution conformation of FKBP, as generated by NMR, distance geometry and molecular dynamics methods. The regular secondary structure of FKBP is composed mainly of β sheet (∼35%) with little helical structure (<10%). The hydrophobic core of the molecule, containing the buried side chains of six of the protein s nine aromatic amino acids, is enclosed by a five-stranded antiparallel β sheet on one side, a loop and a short helix at residues 51–56 and 57–65, and an aperiodic loop at residues 81–95. Examination of the structure suggests a possible site of interaction with FK506.
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Moore, J., Peattie, D., Fitzgibbon, M. et al. Solution structure of the major binding protein for the immunosuppressant FK506. Nature 351, 248–250 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1038/351248a0
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