Pharmacology

Findings from National Institutes of Health Advance Knowledge in Pharmacology

Published in Hepatitis Weekly, November 28th, 2011

2011 NOV 28 -- Scientists discuss in "From cell death to viral replication: the diverse functions of the membrane-associated FKBP38" new findings in Pharmacology. According to the authors of a study from Bethesda, Maryland, "FKBP38 is in many ways an exceptional member of the FK506-binding proteins. The calmodulin-regulated activity of FKBP38 for instance is unique within this protein family."

"The activated FKBP38 participates in apoptosis signaling by inhibiting the anti-apoptotic Bcl-2. Beyond this role in programmed cell death, FKBP38 seems to be involved in very different cellular processes that do not necessarily depend on the FKBP domain. These...

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Source: Hepatitis Weekly (2011-11-28)

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