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@article{citeulike:313697, abstract = {Calcineurin links calcium signaling to transcriptional responses in the immune, nervous and cardiovascular systems. To determine the function of the calcipressins, a family of putative calcineurin inhibitors, we assessed the calcineurin-dependent process of T cell activation in mice engineered to lack the gene encoding calcipressin 1 (Csp1). Csp1 regulated calcineurin in vivo, and genes triggered in an immune response had unique transactivation thresholds for T cell receptor stimulation. In the absence of Csp1, the apparent transactivation thresholds for all these genes were shifted because of enhanced calcineurin activity. This unbridled calcineurin activity drove Fas ligand expression, which normally requires high T cell receptor stimulation and results in the premature death of T helper type 1 cells. Thus, calcipressins modulate the pattern of calcineurin-dependent transcription, and may influence calcineurin activity beyond calcium to integrate a broad array of signals into the cellular response.}, address = {Department of Cell Biology, Harvard Medical School, 240 Longwood Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA.}, author = {Ryeom, S. and Greenwald, R. J. and Sharpe, A. H. and McKeon, F.}, citeulike-article-id = {313697}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ni966}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12925851}, citeulike-linkout-2 = {http://www.hubmed.org/display.cgi?uids=12925851}, comment = {reaction 72}, doi = {10.1038/ni966}, issn = {1529-2908}, journal = {Nat Immunol}, keywords = {calcipressins, tcrmr}, month = {September}, number = {9}, pages = {874--881}, posted-at = {2006-06-28 12:07:51}, priority = {2}, title = {The threshold pattern of calcineurin-dependent gene expression is altered by loss of the endogenous inhibitor calcipressin.}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ni966}, volume = {4}, year = {2003} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:313697 L3 - citeulike-article-id:313697 N2 - Calcineurin links calcium signaling to transcriptional responses in the immune, nervous and cardiovascular systems. To determine the function of the calcipressins, a family of putative calcineurin inhibitors, we assessed the calcineurin-dependent process of T cell activation in mice engineered to lack the gene encoding calcipressin 1 (Csp1). Csp1 regulated calcineurin in vivo, and genes triggered in an immune response had unique transactivation thresholds for T cell receptor stimulation. In the absence of Csp1, the apparent transactivation thresholds for all these genes were shifted because of enhanced calcineurin activity. This unbridled calcineurin activity drove Fas ligand expression, which normally requires high T cell receptor stimulation and results in the premature death of T helper type 1 cells. Thus, calcipressins modulate the pattern of calcineurin-dependent transcription, and may influence calcineurin activity beyond calcium to integrate a broad array of signals into the cellular response. IS - 9 JF - Nat Immunol SN - 1529-2908 AD - Department of Cell Biology, Harvard Medical School, 240 Longwood Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA. EP - 881 TI - The threshold pattern of calcineurin-dependent gene expression is altered by loss of the endogenous inhibitor calcipressin. VL - 4 SP - 874 KW - calcipressins KW - tcrmr N1 - reaction 72 AU - Ryeom, S AU - Greenwald, RJ AU - Sharpe, AH AU - McKeon, F PY - 2003/09// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ni966 ER -