Biology:FKBP1B

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Short description: Protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens


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Peptidyl-prolyl cis-trans isomerase FKBP1B is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the FKBP1B gene.[1][2]

Function

The protein encoded by this gene is a member of the immunophilin protein family, which play a role in immunoregulation and basic cellular processes involving protein folding and trafficking. This encoded protein is a cis-trans prolyl isomerase that binds the immunosuppressants FK506 (tacrolimus) and rapamycin (sirolimus). It is highly similar to the FK506-binding protein 1A. Its physiological role is thought to be in excitation-contraction coupling in cardiac muscle. There are two alternatively spliced transcript variants of this gene encoding different isoforms.[2]

Clinical significance

Defective interaction between FKB1B and the ryanodine receptor is thought to be a potential mechanism underlying the arrhythmias seen in those with the genetic condition catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia.[3]

References

  1. "Molecular cloning and expression of a novel human gene that is highly homologous to human FK506-binding protein 12kDa (hFKBP-12) and characterization of two alternatively spliced transcripts". Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications 200 (2): 836–43. April 1994. doi:10.1006/bbrc.1994.1527. PMID 7513996. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Entrez Gene: FKBP1B FK506 binding protein 1B, 12.6 kDa". https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=gene&Cmd=ShowDetailView&TermToSearch=2281. 
  3. Venetucci, Luigi; Denegri, Marco; Napolitano, Carlo; Priori, Silvia G. (October 2012). "Inherited calcium channelopathies in the pathophysiology of arrhythmias". Nature Reviews. Cardiology 9 (10): 561–575. doi:10.1038/nrcardio.2012.93. ISSN 1759-5010. PMID 22733215. 

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