title: A hydrophobic domain of Ca2+-modulating cyclophilin ligand modulates calcium influx signaling in T lymphocytes.
abstract: Ca2+-modulating cyclophilin ligand (CAML) was originally described as a cyclophilin B-binding protein whose overexpression in T cells causes a rise in intracellular calcium, thus activating transcription factors responsible for the early immune response. As reported here, structure-function analysis of the CAML gene in Jurkat T cells indicates that two of CAML's putative membrane-spanning domains are necessary and sufficient for the modulation of intracellular calcium. We propose that the hydrophobic C-terminal tail of CAML forms its effector domain, thus implicating the N-terminal hydrophilic domain in a regulatory role. These findings define a novel protein motif that functions in intracellular calcium signaling.
authors.affiliation: Department of Experimental Oncology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee 38105, USA.
authors.forename: M P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Holloway
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Bram
mesh_terms: D048868:Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing; D001483:Base Sequence; D019703:Calcineurin; D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism*; D000252:Calcium-Transporting ATPases / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors; D002148:Calmodulin-Binding Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D002352:Carrier Proteins / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism; D017931:DNA Primers / Q000737:chemistry; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology; D006801:Humans; D008213:Lymphocyte Activation; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D050778:NFATC Transcription Factors; D009687:Nuclear Proteins; D010749:Phosphoprotein Phosphatases / Q000378:metabolism; D017384:Sequence Deletion; D015398:Signal Transduction; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000378:metabolism*; D013729:Terpenes / Q000494:pharmacology; D019284:Thapsigargin; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000378:metabolism; D014158:Transcription, Genetic
chemical_list: D048868:Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing; C089404:CAMLG protein, human; D002148:Calmodulin-Binding Proteins; D002352:Carrier Proteins; D017931:DNA Primers; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors; D050778:NFATC Transcription Factors; D009687:Nuclear Proteins; D013729:Terpenes; D014157:Transcription Factors; D019284:Thapsigargin; D019703:Calcineurin; D010749:Phosphoprotein Phosphatases; D000252:Calcium-Transporting ATPases; D002118:Calcium