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Calcineurin  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • A CALCIUM and CALMODULIN-dependent serine/threonine protein phosphatase that is composed of the calcineurin A catalytic subunit and the calcineurin B regulatory subunit. Calcineurin has been shown to dephosphorylate a number of phosphoproteins including HISTONES; MYOSIN LIGHT CHAIN; and the regulatory subunits of CAMP-DEPENDENT PROTEIN KINASES. It is involved in the regulation of signal transduction and is the target of an important class of immunophilin-immunosuppressive drug complexes.

Entry terms

  • Protein Phosphatase-2B
  • Protein Phosphatase 3

In other languages

  • French

  • PP2B
  • Protein Phosphatase 3
  • Protein Phosphatase-2B
  • Protéine-phosphatase-2B
  • Protéine-phosphatase-3

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-SQL3LLX9-0

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