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ArticleScientific reports2015

The Architecture of the TIR Domain Signalosome in the Toll-like Receptor-4 Signaling Pathway.

Emine Guven-Maiorov, Ozlem Keskin, Attila Gursoy, Carter VanWaes, Zhong Chen, Chung-Jung Tsai, Ruth Nussinov

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Article in Scientific reports, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 73 papers.

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73 citing papers in PubMed, 113 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.

Emine Guven-MaiorovDepartment of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Koc University, Istanbul, Turkey.
Ozlem KeskinDepartment of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Koc University, Istanbul, Turkey.
Attila GursoyCenter for Computational Biology and Bioinformatics, Koc University, Istanbul, Turkey.
Carter VanWaesClinical Genomic Unit, Head and Neck Surgery Branch, National Institute on Deafness and Communication Disorders, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.
Zhong ChenClinical Genomic Unit, Head and Neck Surgery Branch, National Institute on Deafness and Communication Disorders, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.
Chung-Jung TsaiCancer and Inflammation Program, Leidos Biomedical Research, Inc. Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, Frederick, MD 21702, USA.
Ruth NussinovCancer and Inflammation Program, Leidos Biomedical Research, Inc. Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, Frederick, MD 21702, USA.
Koç University · TRNational Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders · USFrederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research · USTel Aviv University · IL

Funding

Protein Structure, Stability, and Amyloid FormationZIABC010440 · NCI · DIVISION OF BASIC SCIENCES - NCI · PI NUSSINOV, RUTH · 2009 to 2025
$11.8M
Biomolecular Recognition and Binding MechanismsZIABC010441 · NCI · DIVISION OF BASIC SCIENCES - NCI · PI NUSSINOV, RUTH · 2009 to 2025
$9.4M
CCR NIH HHS HHSN261200800001CIntramural NIH HHSNCI NIH HHS HHSN261200800001E
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Activated Toll-like receptors (TLRs) cluster in lipid rafts and induce pro- and anti-tumor responses. The organization of the assembly is critical to the understanding of how these key receptors control major signaling pathways in the cell. Although several models for individual interactions were proposed, the entire TIR-domain signalosome architecture has not been worked out, possibly due to its complexity. We employ a powerful algorithm, crystal structures and experimental data to model the TLR4 and its cluster. The architecture that we obtain with 8 MyD88 molecules provides the structural basis for the MyD88-templated myddosome helical assembly and receptor clustering; it also provides clues to pro- and anti-inflammatory signaling pathways branching at the signalosome level to Mal/MyD88 and TRAM/TRIF pro- and anti-inflammatory pathways. The assembly of MyD88 death domain (DD) with TRAF3 (anti-viral/anti-inflammatory) and TRAF6 (pro-inflammatory) suggest that TRAF3/TRAF6 binding sites on MyD88 DD partially overlap, as do IRAK4 and FADD. Significantly, the organization illuminates mechanisms of oncogenic mutations, demonstrates that almost all TLR4 parallel pathways are competitive and clarifies decisions at pathway branching points. The architectures are compatible with the currently-available experimental data and provide compelling insights into signaling in cancer and inflammation pathways.

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Signal TransductionHumansImaging, Three-DimensionalModels, BiologicalModels, MolecularMultiprotein ComplexesMyeloid Differentiation Factor 88Protein BindingProtein MultimerizationProtein Structure, TertiaryToll-Like Receptor 4Multiprotein ComplexesMyeloid Differentiation Factor 88Toll-Like Receptor 4

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PMID26293885
PMCPMC4544004
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