Description
This peptide inhibits calcineurin phosphatase activity and is used to examine the effects of calcineurin in research studies. In cellular models, this peptide inhibits calcineurin-induced glutamate-mediated neuronal cell death and decreases L-type Ca2+ channel currents.
References
Terada H, Matsushita M, Lu YF, et al. Inhibition of excitatory neuronal cell death by cell-permeable calcineurin autoinhibitory peptide. J Neurochem. 2003 Dec;87(5):1145-51. PMID: 14622094.
Norris CM, Blalock EM, Chen KC, et al. Calcineurin enhances L-type Ca(2+) channel activity in hippocampal neurons: increased effect with age in culture. Neuroscience. 2002;110(2):213-25. PMID: 11958864.
Perrino BA. Regulation of calcineurin phosphatase activity by its autoinhibitory domain. Arch Biochem Biophys. 1999 Dec 1;372(1):159-65. PMID: 10562429.