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ArticleNature immunology2012

The kinase TBK1 controls IgA class switching by negatively regulating noncanonical NF-κB signaling.

Jin Jin, Yichuan Xiao, Jae-Hoon Chang, Jiayi Yu, Hongbo Hu, Robyn Starr, George C Brittain, Mikyoung Chang, Xuhong Cheng, Shao-Cong Sun

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Article in Nature immunology, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 90 papers.

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90 citing papers in PubMed, 130 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Jin JinDepartment of Immunology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA.
Yichuan Xiao
Jae-Hoon Chang
Jiayi Yu
Hongbo Hu
Robyn Starr
George C Brittain
Mikyoung Chang
Xuhong Cheng
Shao-Cong Sun
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center · USSt Vincents Institute of Medical Research · AUUniversity of Houston · US

Funding

Tumor Evolution and Metastasis ProgramP30CA016672 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF TX MD ANDERSON CAN CTR · PI Kathrin Milbury · 1985 to 2026
$290.8M
TpI2 Kinase in Macrophage Activation by MicrobesR01AI057555 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF TX MD ANDERSON CAN CTR · PI SUN, SHAO-CONG · 2004 to 2021
$6.7M
Training Program in Cancer ImmunobiologyT32CA009598 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF TX MD ANDERSON CAN CTR · PI ALLISON, JAMES P · 1988 to 2014
$4.9M
Molecular Studies of Noncanonical NF-kb SignalingR01GM084459 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF TX MD ANDERSON CAN CTR · PI SUN, SHAO-CONG · 2008 to 2021
$4.4M
Signaling Functions of the Tumor Suppressor CYLDR01AI064639 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF TX MD ANDERSON CAN CTR · PI SUN, SHAO-CONG · 2006 to 2014
$3.6M
Regulation of T-cell function and autoimmune inflammation by deubiquitinases.R37AI064639 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF TX MD ANDERSON CAN CTR · PI SUN, SHAO-CONG · 2015 to 2021
$2.8M
NCI NIH HHS P30 CA016672NCI NIH HHS T32 CA009598NCI NIH HHS T32CA009598NIAID NIH HHS AI057555NIAID NIH HHS AI064639NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI057555NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI064639NIAID NIH HHS R37 AI064639NIGMS NIH HHS GM084459NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM084459
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Immunoglobulin class switching is crucial for the generation of antibody diversity in humoral immunity and, when deregulated, also has severe pathological consequences. How the magnitude of immunoglobulin isotype switching is controlled is still poorly understood. Here we identify the kinase TBK1 as a pivotal negative regulator of class switching to the immunoglobulin A (IgA) isotype. B cell-specific ablation of TBK1 in mice resulted in uncontrolled production of IgA and the development of nephropathy-like disease signs. TBK1 negatively regulated IgA class switching by attenuating noncanonical signaling via the transcription factor NF-κB, an action that involved TBK1-mediated phosphorylation and subsequent degradation of the NF-κB-inducing kinase NIK. Our findings establish TBK1 as a pivotal negative regulator of the noncanonical NF-κB pathway and identify a unique mechanism that controls IgA production.

Indexed as

AnimalsB-LymphocytesGene DeletionGene Expression RegulationGlomerulonephritis, IGAImmunoglobulin AImmunoglobulin Class SwitchingMiceMice, KnockoutNF-kappa BNF-kappaB-Inducing KinasePhosphorylationProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesProteolysisSignal TransductionImmunoglobulin ANF-kappa BNF-kappaB-Inducing KinaseProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesTbk1 protein, mouse

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PMID23023393
PMCPMC3477307
OpenAlexW2461505078

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