The present invention relates to crystallized molecules and molecular
complexes which comprise the active site binding pocket or the
FKBP12/FK506 binding pocket of calcineurin or close structural homologues
to either binding pocket. This invention also relates to a data storage
material encoded with the corresponding structure coordinates of those
crystallized molecules or molecular complexes. Such data storage material
is capable of displaying such molecules and molecular complexes as a
graphical three-dimensional representation on a computer screen. In
addition, this invention relates to methods of using the structure
coordinates of those molecules or molecular complexes to solve the
structure of homologous proteins. This invention also relates to methods
of using the structure coordinates to screen and design compounds that
bind to calcineurin or homologues thereof.