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ReviewImmunological reviews2015

Targeting signaling factors for degradation, an emerging mechanism for TRAF functions.

Xiao-Dong Yang, Shao-Cong Sun

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Review in Immunological reviews, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 77 papers.

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77citing papers in PubMed
3.7field-weighted citation impact, top 6% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

77 citing papers in PubMed, 147 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Xiao-Dong YangShanghai Institute of Immunology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Shao-Cong SunDepartment of Immunology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA.
Shanghai Jiao Tong University · CNThe University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center · US

Funding

TpI2 Kinase in Macrophage Activation by MicrobesR01AI057555 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF TX MD ANDERSON CAN CTR · PI SUN, SHAO-CONG · 2004 to 2021
$6.7M
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
Signaling functions of Peli family of E3 ubiquitin ligasesR01AI104519 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF TX MD ANDERSON CAN CTR · PI SUN, SHAO-CONG · 2013 to 2017
$2.1M
NIAID NIH HHS AI057555NIAID NIH HHS AI064639NIAID NIH HHS AI104519NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI057555NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI064639NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI104519NIAID NIH HHS R37 AI064639NIGMS NIH HHS GM84459NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM084459
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Tumor necrosis factor receptor (TNFR)-associated factors (TRAFs) form a family of proteins that are best known as signaling adapters of TNFRs. However, emerging evidence suggests that TRAF proteins, particularly TRAF2 and TRAF3, also regulate signal transduction by controlling the fate of intracellular signaling factors. A well-recognized function of TRAF2 and TRAF3 in this aspect is to mediate ubiquitin-dependent degradation of nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB)-inducing kinase (NIK), an action required for the control of NIK-regulated non-canonical NF-κB signaling pathway. TRAF2 and TRAF3 form a complex with the E3 ubiquitin ligase cIAP (cIAP1 or cIAP2), in which TRAF3 serves as the NIK-binding adapter. Recent evidence suggests that the cIAP-TRAF2-TRAF3 E3 complex also targets additional signaling factors for ubiquitin-dependent degradation, thereby regulating important aspects of immune and inflammatory responses. This review provides both historical aspects and new insights into the signaling functions of this ubiquitination system.

Indexed as

AnimalsHumansNF-kappa BNF-kappaB-Inducing KinaseProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesProteolysisSignal TransductionTNF Receptor-Associated Factor 2TNF Receptor-Associated Factor 3NF-kappa BNF-kappaB-Inducing KinaseProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesTNF Receptor-Associated Factor 2TNF Receptor-Associated Factor 3cIAPinflammationNIKnon-canonical NF-κBTRAF2TRAF3

Identifiers

PMID26085207
PMCPMC4473799
OpenAlexW1816044327

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