. Cognitive decline in Alzheimer's disease is associated with selective changes in calcineurin/NFAT signaling. J Neurosci. 2009 Oct 14;29(41):12957-69. PubMed.

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  1. The connection between DSCR1 and calcineurin/NFAT signaling with AD is indeed interesting. It’s clear that NFATs help increase DSCR1 expression in several different cell types (e.g., 1,2). Elevated DSCR1 levels in AD tissue are therefore consistent with recent reports showing increased calcineurin/NFAT activation during AD (3,4). It’s also clear that DSCR1 interacts directly with calcineurin, but DSCR1 is not a simple calcineurin inhibitor. In fact, DSCR1 can exert permissive effects on calcineurin activity depending on the presence and activation levels of other accessory proteins (5). DSCR1 may, therefore, help attenuate or drive calcineurin/NFAT signaling within AD through negative or positive feedback loops.

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    . Cognitive decline in Alzheimer's disease is associated with selective changes in calcineurin/NFAT signaling. J Neurosci. 2009 Oct 14;29(41):12957-69. PubMed.

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