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Mario D. Galigniana - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • nf κb transcriptional activity is modulated by fk506 binding proteins FKBP51 and FKBP52 a role for peptidyl prolyl isomerase activity
    Journal of Biological Chemistry, 2014
    Co-Authors: Alejandra G. Erlejman, Maria Fernanda Camisay, Mario D. Galigniana, Gisela I. Mazaira, Marc B. Cox, Sonia A De Leo, Alejandro M Molinari, Vanina Fontana, Graciela Piwienpilipuk
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    Hsp90 binding immunophilins FKBP51 and FKBP52 modulate steroid receptor trafficking and hormone-dependent biological responses. With the purpose to expand this model to other nuclear factors that are also subject to nuclear-cytoplasmic shuttling, we analyzed whether these immunophilins modulate NF-κB signaling. It is demonstrated that FKBP51 impairs both the nuclear translocation rate of NF-κB and its transcriptional activity. The inhibitory action of FKBP51 requires neither the peptidylprolyl-isomerase activity of the immunophilin nor its association with Hsp90. The TPR domain of FKBP51 is essential. On the other hand, FKBP52 favors the nuclear retention time of RelA, its association to a DNA consensus binding sequence, and NF-κB transcriptional activity, the latter effect being strongly dependent on the peptidylprolyl-isomerase activity and also on the TPR domain of FKBP52, but its interaction with Hsp90 is not required. In unstimulated cells, FKBP51 forms endogenous complexes with cytoplasmic RelA. Upon cell stimulation with phorbol ester, the NF-κB soluble complex exchanges FKBP51 for FKBP52, and the NF-κB biological effect is triggered. Importantly, FKBP52 is functionally recruited to the promoter region of NF-κB target genes, whereas FKBP51 is released. Competition assays demonstrated that both immunophilins antagonize one another, and binding assays with purified proteins suggest that the association of RelA and immunophilins could be direct. These observations suggest that the biological action of NF-κB in different cell types could be positively regulated by a high FKBP52/FKBP51 expression ratio by favoring NF-κB nuclear retention, recruitment to the promoter regions of target genes, and transcriptional activity.

  • dynamic mitochondrial nuclear redistribution of the immunophilin FKBP51 is regulated by the pka signaling pathway to control gene expression during adipocyte differentiation
    Journal of Cell Science, 2013
    Co-Authors: Judith Toneatto, Mario D. Galigniana, Sergio Guber, Nancy L Charo, Sebastian Susperreguy, Jessica Schwartz, Graciela Piwienpilipuk
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    Glucocorticoids play an important role in adipogenesis through the glucocorticoid receptor (GR) that forms a heterocomplex with Hsp90•Hsp70 and one high molecular weight immunophilin, either FKBP51 or FKBP52. When 3T3-L1 preadipocytes are induced to differentiate, FKBP51 expression progressively increases, whereas FKBP52 decreases, and Hsp90, Hsp70, p23 and Cyp40 remain unchanged. Interestingly, FKBP51 rapidly translocates from mitochondria to the nucleus where it is retained upon its interaction with chromatin and the nuclear matrix. FKBP51 nuclear localization is transient, and after 48 hours it cycles back to mitochondria. Importantly, this dynamic FKBP51 mitochondrial–nuclear shuttling depends on PKA signaling, because its inhibition by PKI or knockdown of PKA-cα by siRNA, prevented FKBP51 nuclear translocation induced by IBMX. In addition, the electrophoretic pattern of migration of FKBP51 is altered by treatment of cells with PKI or knockdown of PKA-cα, suggesting that FKBP51 is a PKA substrate. In preadipocytes, FKBP51 colocalizes with PKA-cα in mitochondria. When adipogenesis is triggered, PKA-cα also moves to the nucleus colocalizing with FKBP51 mainly in the nuclear lamina. Moreover, FKBP51 and GR interaction increases when preadipocytes are induced to differentiate. GR transcriptional capacity is reduced when cells are incubated in the presence of IBMX, forskolin or dibutyryl-cAMP, compounds that induced FKBP51 nuclear translocation, but not by a specific activator of EPAC. FKBP51 knockdown facilitates adipogenesis, whereas ectopic expression of FKBP51 blocks adipogenesis. These findings indicate that the dynamic mitochondrial–nuclear shuttling of FKBP51 regulated by PKA may be key in fine-tuning the transcriptional control of GR target genes required for the acquisition of adipocyte phenotype.

  • subcellular rearrangement of hsp90 binding immunophilins accompanies neuronal differentiation and neurite outgrowth
    Journal of Neurochemistry, 2010
    Co-Authors: Hector Ramiro Quinta, Mario D. Galigniana, Graciela Piwienpilipuk, Dario Maschi, Celso E Gomezsanchez
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    FKBP51 and FKBP52 (FK506-binding protein 51 and 52) are tetratricopeptide repeat-domain immunophilins belonging to the tetratricopeptide-protein•hsp90•hsp70•p23 heterocomplex bound to steroid receptors. Immunophilins are related to receptor folding, subcellular localization, and hormone-dependent transcription. Also, they bind the immunosuppressant macrolide FK506, which shows neuroregenerative and neuroprotective actions by a still unknown mechanism. In this study, we demonstrate that in both, undifferentiated neuroblastoma cells and embryonic hippocampal neurons, the FKBP52•hsp90•p23 heterocomplex concentrates in a perinuclear structure. Upon cell stimulation with FK506, this structure disassembles and this perinuclear area becomes transcriptionally active. The acquisition of a neuronal phenotype is accompanied by increased expression of βIII-tubulin, Map-2, Tau-1, but also hsp90, hsp70, p23, and FKBP52. During the early differentiation steps, the perinuclear heterocomplex redistributes along the cytoplasm and nascent neurites, p23 binds to intermediate filaments and microtubules acquired higher filamentary organization. While FKBP52 moves towards neurites and concentrates in arborization bodies and terminal axons, FKBP51, whose expression remains constant, replaces FKBP52 in the perinuclear structure. Importantly, neurite outgrowth is favored by FKBP52 over-expression or FKBP51 knock-down, and is impaired by FKBP52 knock-down or FKBP51 over-expression, indicating that the balance between these FK506-binding proteins plays a key role during the early mechanism of neuronal differentiation.

  • differential recruitment of tetratricorpeptide repeat domain immunophilins to the mineralocorticoid receptor influences both heat shock protein 90 dependent retrotransport and hormone dependent transcriptional activity
    Biochemistry, 2007
    Co-Authors: Luciana I Gallo, Alberto A Ghini, Graciela Piwien Pilipuk, Mario D. Galigniana
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    The mineralocorticoid receptor (MR) forms oligomers with the heat-shock protein 90 (Hsp90) -based heterocomplex, which contains tetratricopeptide repeat (TPR) domain immunophilins (IMMs). Here we investigated the unknown biological role of IMMs in the MR.Hsp90 complex. Upon hormone binding, FKBP52 was greatly recruited to MR.Hsp90 complexes along with dynein motors, whereas FKBP51 was dissociated. Importantly, the Hsp90 inhibitor geldanamycin impaired the retrograde transport of MR, suggesting that the Hsp90.IMM.dynein molecular machinery is required for MR movement. To elucidate the mechanism of action of MR, the synthetic ligand 11,19-oxidoprogesterone was used as a tool. This steroid showed equivalent agonistic potency to natural agonists and was able to potentiate their mineralocorticoid action. Importantly, aldosterone binding recruited greater amounts of FKBP52 and dynein than 11,19-oxidoprogesterone binding to MR. Interestingly, 11,19-oxidoprogesterone binding also favored the selective recruitment of the IMM-like Ser/Thr phosphatase PP5. Each hormone/MR complex yielded different proteolytic peptide patterns, suggesting that MR acquires different conformations upon steroid binding. Also, hormone/MR complexes showed different nuclear translocation rates and subnuclear redistribution. All these observations may be related to the selective swapping of associated factors. We conclude that (a) the Hsp90.FKBP52.dyenin complex may be responsible for the retrotransport of MR; (b) a differential recruitment of TPR proteins such as FKBP51, FKBP52, and PP5 takes place during the early steps of hormone-dependent activation of the receptor; (c) importantly, this swapping of TPR proteins depends on the nature of the ligand; and (d) inasmuch as FKBP51 also showed an inhibitory effect on MR-dependent transcription, it should be dissociated from the MR.Hsp90 complex to positively regulate the mineralocorticoid effect.

Johannes Buchner - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • the hsp90 machinery facilitates the transport of diphtheria toxin into human cells
    Scientific Reports, 2017
    Co-Authors: Manuel Schuster, Leonie Schnell, Peter Feigl, Carina Birkhofer, Katharina Mohr, Maurice Roeder, Stefan Carle, Simon Langer, Franziska Tippel, Johannes Buchner
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    Diphtheria toxin kills human cells because it delivers its enzyme domain DTA into their cytosol where it inhibits protein synthesis. After receptor-mediated uptake of the toxin, DTA translocates from acidic endosomes into the cytosol, which might be assisted by host cell factors. Here we investigated the role of Hsp90 and its co-chaperones during the uptake of native diphtheria toxin into human cells and identified the components of the Hsp90 machinery including Hsp90, Hsp70, Cyp40 and the FK506 binding proteins FKBP51 and FKBP52 as DTA binding partners. Moreover, pharmacological inhibition of the chaperone activity of Hsp90 and Hsp70 and of the peptidyl-prolyl cis/trans isomerase (PPIase) activity of Cyps and FKBPs protected cells from intoxication with diphtheria toxin and inhibited the pH-dependent trans-membrane transport of DTA into the cytosol. In conclusion, these host cell factors facilitate toxin uptake into human cells, which might lead to development of novel therapeutic strategies against diphtheria.

  • noncatalytic role of the FKBP52 peptidyl prolyl isomerase domain in the regulation of steroid hormone signaling
    Molecular and Cellular Biology, 2007
    Co-Authors: Daniel L. Riggs, Martin Hessling, Heather L Tardif, Johannes Buchner
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    Hormone-dependent transactivation by several of the steroid hormone receptors is potentiated by the Hsp90-associated cochaperone FKBP52, although not by the closely related FKBP51. Here we analyze the mechanisms of potentiation and the functional differences between FKBP51 and FKBP52. While both have peptidyl-prolyl isomerase activity, this is not required for potentiation, as mutations abolishing isomerase activity did not affect potentiation. Genetic selection in Saccharomyces cerevisiae for gain of potentiation activity in a library of randomly mutated FKBP51 genes identified a single residue at position 119 in the N-terminal FK1 domain as being a critical difference between these two proteins. In both the yeast model and mammalian cells, the FKBP51 mutation L119P, which is located in a hairpin loop overhanging the catalytic pocket and introduces the proline found in FKBP52, conferred significant potentiation activity, whereas the converse P119L mutation in FKBP52 decreased potentiation. A second residue in this loop, A116, also influences potentiation levels; in fact, the FKBP51-A116V L119P double mutant potentiated hormone signaling as well as wild-type FKBP52 did. These results suggest that the FK1 domain, and in particular the loop overhanging the catalytic pocket, is critically involved in receptor interactions and receptor activity.

  • fk506 binding protein 52 phosphorylation a potential mechanism for regulating steroid hormone receptor activity
    Molecular Endocrinology, 2007
    Co-Authors: Daniel L. Riggs, Martin Hessling, Felix Schumacher, Johannes Buchner
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    Functional maturation of steroid hormone receptors requires ordered assembly into a large multichaperone complex consisting of receptor monomer, an Hsp90 dimer, the p23 cochaperone, and an FK506-binding protein (FKBP) family member or alternate peptidylprolyl isomerase-related cochaperone. Previous cellular studies demonstrated that FKBP52 can potentiate receptor function. These results have been confirmed in fkbp4 gene knockout mice in which males are partially androgen insensitive and females display characteristics of progesterone insensitivity. Conversely, FKBP51, which has a high degree of similarity to FKBP52, antagonizes FKBP52-mediated potentiation. Both proteins consist of three domains: two FKBP12-like domains termed FK1 and FK2 and a tetratricopeptide repeat domain that targets binding to Hsp90. To help understand why the two FKBPs behave differently and to gain insight into FKBP52 potentiation activity, we have analyzed the loop structure that links FK1 and FK2. Within the FK linker of FKBP52 is the sequence TEEED, which forms a consensus casein kinase II phosphorylation site; the corresponding sequence in FKBP51 is FED. We demonstrate that the distinct FK linker sequences per se do not account for lack of potentiation activity by FKBP51. However, phosphorylation of the FK linker appears to be an important regulatory determinant of FKBP52-mediated potentiation of steroid receptor activity.

  • purification of hsp90 partner proteins hop p60 p23 and FKBP52
    Methods in Enzymology, 1998
    Co-Authors: Johannes Buchner, Franziska Pirkl, Tina Weikl, Hans Bugl, Suchira Bose
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    Publisher Summary The chapter describes the purification of recombinant Hop/p60, p23, and FKBP52 and includes a description of their chaperone function. FKBP52 belongs to the class of large immunophilins, which comprises two unrelated protein families: cyclophilins and FKBPs (FK506-binding proteins), both of which are peptidylprolyl cis-trans -isomerases (PPIases). p23 is the only component of the mature progesterone receptor complex that does not belong to the family of heat shock proteins or immunophilins. Studies on the chaperone functions of Hsp90-associated proteins indicated that, in contrast to FKBP52 and p23, Hop does not show chaperone activity. The chaperone activity of Hsp90 partner proteins can be tested using the citrate synthase (CS) unfolding assay. The PPIase activity of FKBP52 can be inhibited by rapamycin. In conjunction with p23 and Hsp90, the large immunophilins (FKBP52 FKBP51, and Cyp40) play a crucial role in the activation of steroid hormone receptors and kinases. One of the methods described in the chapter allows the purification of rabbit FKBP52 expressed in Escherichia coli.

Daniel L. Riggs - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • noncatalytic role of the FKBP52 peptidyl prolyl isomerase domain in the regulation of steroid hormone signaling
    Molecular and Cellular Biology, 2007
    Co-Authors: Daniel L. Riggs, Martin Hessling, Heather L Tardif, Johannes Buchner
    Abstract:

    Hormone-dependent transactivation by several of the steroid hormone receptors is potentiated by the Hsp90-associated cochaperone FKBP52, although not by the closely related FKBP51. Here we analyze the mechanisms of potentiation and the functional differences between FKBP51 and FKBP52. While both have peptidyl-prolyl isomerase activity, this is not required for potentiation, as mutations abolishing isomerase activity did not affect potentiation. Genetic selection in Saccharomyces cerevisiae for gain of potentiation activity in a library of randomly mutated FKBP51 genes identified a single residue at position 119 in the N-terminal FK1 domain as being a critical difference between these two proteins. In both the yeast model and mammalian cells, the FKBP51 mutation L119P, which is located in a hairpin loop overhanging the catalytic pocket and introduces the proline found in FKBP52, conferred significant potentiation activity, whereas the converse P119L mutation in FKBP52 decreased potentiation. A second residue in this loop, A116, also influences potentiation levels; in fact, the FKBP51-A116V L119P double mutant potentiated hormone signaling as well as wild-type FKBP52 did. These results suggest that the FK1 domain, and in particular the loop overhanging the catalytic pocket, is critically involved in receptor interactions and receptor activity.

  • fk506 binding protein 52 phosphorylation a potential mechanism for regulating steroid hormone receptor activity
    Molecular Endocrinology, 2007
    Co-Authors: Daniel L. Riggs, Martin Hessling, Felix Schumacher, Johannes Buchner
    Abstract:

    Functional maturation of steroid hormone receptors requires ordered assembly into a large multichaperone complex consisting of receptor monomer, an Hsp90 dimer, the p23 cochaperone, and an FK506-binding protein (FKBP) family member or alternate peptidylprolyl isomerase-related cochaperone. Previous cellular studies demonstrated that FKBP52 can potentiate receptor function. These results have been confirmed in fkbp4 gene knockout mice in which males are partially androgen insensitive and females display characteristics of progesterone insensitivity. Conversely, FKBP51, which has a high degree of similarity to FKBP52, antagonizes FKBP52-mediated potentiation. Both proteins consist of three domains: two FKBP12-like domains termed FK1 and FK2 and a tetratricopeptide repeat domain that targets binding to Hsp90. To help understand why the two FKBPs behave differently and to gain insight into FKBP52 potentiation activity, we have analyzed the loop structure that links FK1 and FK2. Within the FK linker of FKBP52 is the sequence TEEED, which forms a consensus casein kinase II phosphorylation site; the corresponding sequence in FKBP51 is FED. We demonstrate that the distinct FK linker sequences per se do not account for lack of potentiation activity by FKBP51. However, phosphorylation of the FK linker appears to be an important regulatory determinant of FKBP52-mediated potentiation of steroid receptor activity.

  • c terminal sequences outside the tetratricopeptide repeat domain of FKBP51 and FKBP52 cause differential binding to hsp90
    Journal of Biological Chemistry, 2003
    Co-Authors: Joyce Cheungflynn, Patricia J. Roberts, Daniel L. Riggs
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    Abstract Hsp90 assembles with steroid receptors and other client proteins in association with one or more Hsp90-binding cochaperones, some of which contain a common tetratricopeptide repeat (TPR) domain. Included in the TPR cochaperones are the Hsp70-Hsp90-organizing protein Hop, the FK506-binding immunophilins FKBP52 and FKBP51, the cyclosporin A-binding immunophilin CyP40, and protein phosphatase PP5. The TPR domains from these proteins have similar x-ray crystallographic structures and target cochaperone binding to the MEEVD sequence that terminates Hsp90. However, despite these similarities, the TPR cochaperones have distinctive properties for binding Hsp90 and assembling with Hsp90·steroid receptor complexes. To identify structural features that differentiate binding of FKBP51 and FKBP52 to Hsp90, we generated an assortment of truncation mutants and chimeras that were compared for coimmunoprecipitation with Hsp90. Although the core TPR domain (approximately amino acids 260–400) of FKBP51 and FKBP52 is required for Hsp90 binding, the C-terminal 60 amino acids (∼400-end) also influence Hsp90 binding. More specifically, we find that amino acids 400–420 play a critical role for Hsp90 binding by either FKBP. Within this 20-amino acid region, we have identified a consensus sequence motif that is also present in some other TPR cochaperones. Additionally, the final 30 amino acids of FKBP51 enhance binding to Hsp90, whereas the corresponding region of FKBP52 moderates binding to Hsp90. Taking into account the x-ray crystal structure for FKBP51, we conclude that the C-terminal regions of FKBP51 and FKBP52 outside the core TPR domains are likely to assume alternative conformations that significantly impact Hsp90 binding.

  • The Hsp90-binding peptidylprolyl isomerase FKBP52 potentiates glucocorticoid signaling in vivo
    EMBO Journal, 2003
    Co-Authors: Daniel L. Riggs, Patricia J. Roberts, Samantha C. Chirillo, Joyce Cheung-flynn, Richard Gaber, Viravan Prapapanich, Thomas Ratajczak, Didier Picard
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    Hsp90 is required for the normal activity of steroid receptors, and in steroid receptor complexes it is typically bound to one of the immunophilin-related co-chaperones: the peptidylprolyl isomerases FKBP51, FKBP52 or CyP40, or the protein phosphatase PP5. The physiological roles of the immunophilins in regulating steroid receptor function have not been well defined, and so we examined in vivo the influences of immunophilins on hormone-dependent gene activation in the Saccharomyces cerevisiae model for glucocorticoid receptor (GR) function. FKBP52 selectively potentiates hormone-dependent reporter gene activation by as much as 20-fold at limiting hormone concentrations, and this potentiation is readily blocked by co-expression of the closely related FKBP51. The mechanism for potentiation is an increase in GR hormone-binding affinity that requires both the Hsp90-binding ability and the prolyl isomerase activity of FKBP52.

Jonathan G Scammell - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • differential expression of the stress associated proteins FKBP51 and FKBP52 in human and new world primate cells
    The Journal of the Alabama Academy of Science, 2017
    Co-Authors: Caroline M Thomas, Jonathan G Scammell, John F Repass, Patti Adams, Tina R. Hubler
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    The proteins FKBP51 and FKBP52 are involved in regulation of the stress response due to their effects on the glucocorticoid receptor (GR) that binds cortisol. FKBP51 and FKBP52 may occupy the same site in the GR complex. When FKBP52 is included in the complex, cortisol responsiveness is enhanced. In contrast, the inclusion of FKBP51 inhibits cortisol responsiveness. Therefore, the relative expression of these proteins partly determines cellular responsiveness to cortisol. To begin to understand how these proteins are regulated, we have studied their gene expression in two cell lines, EBV-transformed squirrel monkey lymphoblasts (SML) and human lymphoblasts (HL), that exhibit different levels of the two proteins. The relative levels of FKBP51 and FKBP52 and their respective messenger RNAs were measured in SMLs and HLs. FKBP51 was 3.7-times higher in SMLs than in HLs, whereas FKBP52 in SMLs was 40% of that in HL. FKBP51 mRNA was 3.2-times higher in SML and FKBP52 mRNA was 53% of that in HL. Our results show that the changes in mRNA and protein levels correspond, suggesting that mechanisms controlling mRNA levels are important for determining the overall proteins levels in the two cell lines. Understanding regulation of the levels of FKBP51 and FKBP52 may be important for glucocorticoid signaling dysfunction.

  • regulation of store operated calcium entry by fk506 binding immunophilins
    Cell Calcium, 2013
    Co-Authors: Pierre I Kadeba, Jonathan G Scammell, Audrey A Vasauskas, Hairu Chen, Donna L Cioffi
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    Calcium entry from the extracellular space into cells is an important signaling mechanism in both physiological and pathophysiological functions. In non-excitable cells, store-operated calcium (SOC) entry represents a principal mode of calcium entry. Activation of SOC entry in pulmonary artery endothelial cells leads to the formation of inter-endothelial cell gaps and subsequent endothelial barrier disruption. Regulation of endothelial SOC entry is poorly understood. In this work, we identify two large molecular weight immunophilins, FKBP51 and FKBP52, as novel regulators of SOC entry in endothelial cells. Using cell fractionation studies and immunocytochemistry we determined that a fraction of these largely cytosolic proteins localize to the plasma membrane where SOC entry channels are found. That FKBP51 and FKBP52 associate with SOC entry channel protein complexes was supported by co-precipitation of the immunophilins with TRPC4, a subunit of the calcium-selective, SOC entry channel ISOC. Dexamethasone-induced upregulation of FKBP51 expression in pulmonary artery endothelial cells reduced global SOC entry as well as ISOC. Similar results were observed when FKBP51 was over-expressed in an inducible HEK293 cell line. On the other hand, when FKBP52 was over-expressed SOC entry was enhanced. When expression of FKBP52 was inhibited, SOC entry was decreased. Collectively, our observations support regulatory roles for these large molecular weight immunophilins in which FKBP51 inhibits, whereas FKBP52 enhances, SOC entry in endothelial cells.

  • organization and function of the FKBP52 and FKBP51 genes
    Current Opinion in Pharmacology, 2011
    Co-Authors: Donna L Cioffi, Tina R. Hubler, Jonathan G Scammell
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    Best established as components of steroid hormone receptor complexes, it is now clear that the large molecular weight immunophilins, FKBP52 and FKBP51, play important regulatory roles elsewhere in the cell. This review outlines what is known about the organization of the genes, FKBP4 and FKBP5, respectively, encoding these proteins and describes their diverse actions in the nervous system, reproduction, and cancer. The organization of FKBP4 and FKBP5 is very similar among the chordates, and gene expression is influenced by both genetic and epigenetic mechanisms. Recent studies identifying roles of FKBP52 and FKBP51 in the regulation of the microtubule-associated protein tau and microtubule assembly are discussed, as is their interaction with and influence on the transient receptor potential canonical (TRPC) subfamily of ion channel proteins.

  • Intronic hormone response elements mediate regulation of FKBP5 by progestins and glucocorticoids.
    Cell Stress & Chaperones, 2004
    Co-Authors: Tina R. Hubler, Jonathan G Scammell
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    Expression of FKBP51, a large molecular weight immunophilin, is strongly enhanced by glucocorticoids, progestins, and androgens. However, the activity of a 3.4-kb fragment of the FKBP51 gene (FKBP5) promoter was only weakly increased by progestin and we show here that it is unresponsive to glucocorticoids and androgens. The entire FKBP5 was scanned for consensus hormone response elements (HREs) using MatInspector. We found that 2 regions of intron E, which are conserved in rat and mouse FKBP5, contain HRE-like sequences with high match scores. Deoxyribonucleic acid fragments (approximately 1 kb in length) containing these regions were amplified and tested in reporter gene assays for steroid responsiveness. One region of intron E of FKBP5 (pIE2) conferred both glucocorticoid and progestin responsiveness to 2 heterologous reporter genes, whereas the other, less-conserved region of intron E (pIE1) was responsive only to progestins. The inclusion of pIE1 upstream of pIE2 (pIE1IE2) enhanced progestin but not glucocorticoid responsiveness. None of the constructs containing intronic sequences was responsive to androgens. Mutation of the putative HREs within pIE1 and pIE2 eliminated hormone responsiveness. Electrophoretic mobility shift assays demonstrated that progesterone receptors (PR) bound to the HRE in pIE1, whereas both PR and glucocorticoid receptors interacted with the HRE in pIE2. These data suggest that distal intronic elements significantly contribute to transcriptional regulation of FKBP5 by glucocorticoids and progestins.

  • organization of the human fk506 binding immunophilin FKBP52 protein gene fkbp4
    Genomics, 2003
    Co-Authors: Jonathan G Scammell, Tina R. Hubler, Wesley B Denny, Donna L Valentine
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    Abstract FKBP52 is a widely expressed FK506-binding immunophilin that possesses peptidylprolyl isomerase activity and a tetratricopeptide repeat involved in proteinprotein interaction. FKBP52 plays an important role in steroid receptor function and is implicated in other diverse processes, including regulation of transcription, cation channel activity, and gene transfer efficiency. Reported here is the genomic organization of the human FKBP52 gene (FKBP4), which shares all but one of the same exon–intron boundaries as the structurally related immunophilin FKBP51 gene (FKBP5). Approximately 3.5 kb of 5′-flanking DNA of FKBP4 was subcloned into a luciferase reporter vector and was found to exhibit robust activity in T-47D, MCF7, and COS-7 cells. Promoter constructs with only 143 bp of upstream sequence maintained high activity. This region contains a CAAT motif sequence and consensus binding sites for Sp1, heat-shock factor, and MYC-MAX, which are conserved in the rabbit FKBP4 promoter and, when deleted, dramatically reduced promoter activity in T-47D cells.

Theo Rein - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • Analysis of the cerebellar molecular stress response led to first evidence of a role for FKBP51 in brain FKBP52 expression in mice and humans
    'Elsevier BV', 2021
    Co-Authors: Leonie Herrmann, Nils C Gassen, Theo Rein, Bozidar Novak, Tim Ebert, Helena Rosen, Alexandra Philipsen, Chadi Touma, Monika Schreckenbach, Ulrike Schmidt
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    As the cerebellar molecular stress response is understudied, we assessed protein expression levels of hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis regulators and neurostructural markers in the cerebellum of a male PTSD mouse model and of unstressed vs. stressed male FK506 binding protein 51 (FKBP5) knockout (KO) vs. wildtype mice. We explored the translatability of our findings in the FKBP5 KO model to the situation in humans by correlating mRNA levels of candidates with those of FKBP5 in two whole transcriptome datasets of post-mortem human cerebellum and in blood of unstressed and stressed humans. FKBP5 deletion rescued the stress-induced loss in hippocampal, prefrontal cortical, and, possibly, also cerebellar FKBP52 expression and modulated post-stress cerebellar expression levels of the glucocorticoid receptor (GR) and possibly (trend) also of glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP). Accordingly, expression levels of genes encoding for these three genes correlated with those of FKBP5 in human post-mortem cerebellum, while other neurostructural markers were not related to FKBP5 either in mouse or human cerebellum. Also, gene expression levels of the two immunophilins correlated inversely in the blood of unstressed and stressed humans. We found transient changes in FKBP52 and persistent changes in GR and GFAP in the cerebellum of PTSD-like mice. Altogether, upon elucidating the cerebellar stress response we found first evidence for a novel facet of HPA axis regulation, i.e., the ability of FKBP51 to modulate the expression of its antagonist FKBP52 in the mouse and, speculatively, also in the human brain and blood and, moreover, detected long-term single stress-induced changes in expression of cerebellar HPA axis regulators and neurostructural markers of which some might contribute to the role of the cerebellum in fear extinction

  • peptidylprolylisomerases protein folders or scaffolders the example of FKBP51 and FKBP52
    BioEssays, 2020
    Co-Authors: Theo Rein
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    Peptidylprolyl-isomerases (PPIases) comprise of the protein families of FK506 binding proteins (FKBPs), cyclophilins, and parvulins. Their common feature is their ability to expedite the transition of peptidylprolyl bonds between the cis and the trans conformation. Thus, it seemed highly plausible that PPIase enzymatic activity is crucial for protein folding. However, this has been difficult to prove over the decades since their discovery. In parallel, more and more studies have discovered scaffolding functions of PPIases. This essay discusses the hypothesis that PPIase enzymatic activity might be the consequence of binding to peptidylprolyl protein motifs. The main focus of this paper is the large immunophilins FKBP51 and FKBP52, but other PPIases such as cyclophilin A and Pin1 are also described. From the hypothesis, it follows that the PPIase activity of these proteins might be less relevant, if at all, than the organization of protein complexes through versatile protein binding. Also see the video abstract here https://youtu.be/A33la0dx5LE.

  • FKBP5 FKBP51 enhances autophagy to synergize with antidepressant action
    Autophagy, 2015
    Co-Authors: Nils C Gassen, Jakob Hartmann, Mathias V. Schmidt, Theo Rein
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    Levels of autophagy markers rise upon treatment of cells with antidepressants. However, it was not known whether this phenomenon might be linked to other antidepressant pathways or to any physiological effect. In this punctum, we summarize and discuss our recent findings that provide evidence for a role of the cochaperone FKBP5/FKBP51 (FK506 binding protein 5) in autophagy as a prerequisite for antidepressant action in cells, mice, and humans. FKBP5 associates with BECN1, changes its phosphorylation and protein levels and enhances markers of autophagy and autophagic flux. The effects of antidepressants on autophagy as well as their physiological effects in mice and human depend on FKBP5.

  • FKBP51 and FKBP52 in signaling and disease
    Trends in Endocrinology and Metabolism, 2011
    Co-Authors: Cheryl L Storer, Chad A. Dickey, Theo Rein
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    FKBP51 and FKBP52 are diverse regulators of steroid hormone receptor signaling, including receptor maturation, hormone binding and nuclear translocation. Although structurally similar, they are functionally divergent, which is largely attributed to differences in the FK1 domain and the proline-rich loop. FKBP51 and FKBP52 have emerged as likely contributors to a variety of hormone-dependent diseases, including stress-related diseases, immune function, reproductive functions and a variety of cancers. In addition, recent studies have implicated FKBP51 and FKBP52 in Alzheimer's disease and other protein aggregation disorders. This review summarizes our current understanding of FKBP51 and FKBP52 interactions within the receptor–chaperone complex, their contributions to health and disease, and their potential as therapeutic targets for the treatment of these diseases.

  • fk506 binding proteins 51 and 52 differentially regulate dynein interaction and nuclear translocation of the glucocorticoid receptor in mammalian cells
    Journal of Biological Chemistry, 2005
    Co-Authors: Gabriela M Wochnik, Florian Holsboer, Ulrike Schmidt, Joelle Ruegg, Alexander G Abel, Theo Rein
    Abstract:

    We used a cellular system to elucidate the molecular determinants of the large immunophilin FK506-binding proteins (FKBP)51 and -52 for their action on the glucocorticoid receptor in mammalian cells. Increasing the levels of FKBP51 reduced the transcriptional activity of the receptor, as reported. Elevated levels of FKBP52 per se showed no effect but mitigated the inhibition of the receptor induced by FKBP51. We discovered that nuclear translocation of the glucocorticoid receptor was delayed by FKBP51. This correlates with the reduced interaction of FKBP51 with the motor protein dynein compared with FKBP52. From mutational analyses, we concluded that three features of the immunophilins are required for efficient receptor signaling in mammalian cells: hsp90 interaction, dynein association, and peptidylprolyl isomerase (PPIase) enzyme activity. The relevance of dynein for receptor function was substantiated by several experiments: 1) coexpression of dynamitin, which disrupts the transport complex and reduces receptor activity; 2) coexpression of the PPIase domain fragment of FKBP52, which is known to disrupt interaction of the receptor to dynein and reduce glucocorticoid receptor function, in contrast to the corresponding fragment of FKBP51; and 3) swapping of the PPIase domains FKBP51 and FKBP52, which reverses the respective activity. We concluded from our results that the mechanisms of the regulatory system FKBP51/FKBP52 discovered in yeast also operate in mammals to modulate hormone binding of the receptor. In addition, differential regulation of dynein association and nuclear translocation contributes to the effects of the two immunophilins on the glucocorticoid receptor in mammals.