title: An Arabidopsis immunophilin, AtFKBP12, binds to AtFIP37 (FKBP interacting protein) in an interaction that is disrupted by FK506.
abstract: AtFKBP12 is an Arabidopsis cDNA that encodes a protein similar to the mammalian immunophilin, FKBP12. AtFKBP12 was used as 'bait' in a yeast 2-hybrid system to screen for cDNAs in Arabidopsis encoding proteins that bind to FKBP12. Two partial cDNAs were recovered encoding the C-terminus of a protein we have called Arabidopsis thaliana FKBP12 interacting protein 37 (AtFIP37). AtFIP37 is similar to a mammalian protein, FAP48, that also binds to FKBP12. The interaction between AtFKBP12 and AtFIP37 in the 2-hybrid system, as assessed by histidine auxotrophy and beta-galactosidase activity, was disrupted by FK506, but not by cyclosporin A, a drug that binds to cyclophilin A. AtFIP37 was also shown to bind in vitro to AtFKBP12 in GST-fusion protein binding assays. The binding was abolished by prior incubation of AtFKBP12 with FK506. These findings indicate that an Arabidopsis FKBP12 ortholog encodes a protein that binds FK506 and that the interaction between AtFKBP12 and AtFIP37 may involve the FK506 binding site of AtFKBP12. The interaction provides interesting new opportunities for controlling protein:protein interactions in vivo in plants.
authors.affiliation: Boyce Thompson Institute, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14850, USA.
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Faure
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Gingerich
authors.forename: S H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Howell
mesh_terms: D048868:Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing; D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D017360:Arabidopsis / Q000737:chemistry*; D016572:Cyclosporine / Q000494:pharmacology; D018744:DNA, Plant / Q000378:metabolism; D020104:Immunophilins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D019696:Peptidylprolyl Isomerase / Q000378:metabolism; D016415:Sequence Alignment; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid; D016559:Tacrolimus / Q000494:pharmacology*; D022021:Tacrolimus Binding Proteins
chemical_list: D048868:Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing; D018744:DNA, Plant; C103024:GLMN protein, human; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents; D016572:Cyclosporine; D022021:Tacrolimus Binding Proteins; D020104:Immunophilins; D019696:Peptidylprolyl Isomerase; D016559:Tacrolimus