C. D. Harris G. Ermak K. J. A. Davies + 1 213 740 6462 kelvin@usc.edu Ethel Percy Andrus Gerontology Center University of Southern California 3715 McClintock Avenue Los Angeles California 90089-0191 USA Abstract. The DSCR1 ( Adapt78 ) gene 1 is transiently induced by stresses to temporarily protect cells against further potentially lethal challenges. However, chronic expression of the DSCR1 ( Adapt78 ) gene has now been implicated in several pathological conditions including Alzheimer’s disease, Down syndrome and cardiac hypertrophy. Calcipressin 1 has been shown to function through direct binding and inhibition of the serine threonine protein phosphatase Calcineurin. Pharmacological inhibition of calcineurin, by the immunosuppressive drugs cyclosporin A and FK506, affects a wide variety of diseases. It is, therefore, likely that this endogenous calcineurin inhibitor, calcipressin 1, may also play a role in a variety of human diseases.
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