cyclophilins


cy·clo·phil·ins

(sī'klō-fil'inz), Intracellular proteins associated with heat shock proteins and other molecules (e.g., glucocorticoid receptors). Cyclophilins mediate immunosuppressive actions of antirejection drugs (e.g., cyclosporine and FK-506). [cyclo- + G. philia, love, attraction, + -in]