Abstract
Reduced-stringency PCR was used to isolate a cDNA encoding a novel human FK506-binding protein (FKBP) homolog. The encoded 38-kDa protein (FKBPr38) contains at its N-terminus a domain that is 33% identical to FKBP12. FKBPr38 is a member of a subclass of immunophilins, whose other members include FKBP52 and CyP40 (cyclophilin 40), that contain a three-unit tetratricopeptide repeat (TPR). In addition, FKBPr38 contains a consensus leucine-zipper repeat. The presence of the TPR domain and leucine zipper suggest that FKBPr38 may form homo-multimers or interact with other, as yet unidentified, proteins.
MeSH terms
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Amino Acid Isomerases / genetics
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Amino Acid Sequence
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Base Sequence
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Binding Sites
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Calmodulin / metabolism
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Carrier Proteins / genetics*
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Consensus Sequence
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Cyclophilins*
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DNA, Complementary / genetics
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DNA-Binding Proteins / genetics*
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Genes*
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Heat-Shock Proteins / genetics*
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Humans
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Leucine Zippers* / genetics
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Molecular Sequence Data
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Peptidyl-Prolyl Isomerase F
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Peptidylprolyl Isomerase*
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Polymerase Chain Reaction
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Repetitive Sequences, Nucleic Acid*
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Sequence Alignment
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Sequence Homology, Amino Acid
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Tacrolimus / metabolism
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Tacrolimus Binding Proteins
Substances
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Calmodulin
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Carrier Proteins
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Peptidyl-Prolyl Isomerase F
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DNA, Complementary
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DNA-Binding Proteins
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Heat-Shock Proteins
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Amino Acid Isomerases
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Cyclophilins
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Tacrolimus Binding Proteins
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Peptidylprolyl Isomerase
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Tacrolimus