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ReviewFrontiers in immunology2019

The Evolving Role of TRAFs in Mediating Inflammatory Responses.

Bipandeep Dhillon, Fatemah Aleithan, Zahi Abdul-Sater, Ali A Abdul-Sater

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Review in Frontiers in immunology, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 58 papers.

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58citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

58 citing papers in PubMed, 103 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

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Bipandeep DhillonSchool of Kinesiology and Health Science, Muscle Health Research Centre, York University, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Fatemah AleithanSchool of Kinesiology and Health Science, Muscle Health Research Centre, York University, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Zahi Abdul-SaterDepartment of Basic Sciences, Phoenicia University, Mazraat El Daoudiyeh, Lebanon.
Ali A Abdul-SaterSchool of Kinesiology and Health Science, Muscle Health Research Centre, York University, Toronto, ON, Canada.
York University · CA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

TRAFs [tumor necrosis factor (TNF) receptor associated factors] are a family of signaling molecules that function downstream of multiple receptor signaling pathways and play a pivotal role in the biology of innate, and adaptive immune cells. Following receptor ligation, TRAFs generally function as adapter proteins to mediate the activation of intracellular signaling cascades. With the exception of TRAF1 that lacks a Ring domain, TRAFs have an E3 ubiquitin ligase activity which also contributes to their ability to activate downstream signaling pathways. TRAF-mediated signaling pathways culminate in the activation of several transcription factors, including nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB), mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPKs; e.g., ERK-1 and ERK-2, JNK, and p38), and interferon-regulatory factors (IRF; e.g., IRF3 and IRF7). The biological role of TRAFs is largely due to their ability to positively or negatively regulate canonical and non-canonical NF-κB signaling. While TRAF-mediated signaling regulates various immune cell functions, this review is focused on the recent advances in our knowledge regarding the molecular mechanisms through which TRAF proteins regulate, positively and negatively, inflammatory signaling pathways, including Toll-IL-1 receptors, RIG-I like receptors, and Nod-like receptors. The review also offers a perspective on the unanswered questions that need to be addressed to fully understand how TRAFs regulate inflammation.

Indexed as

DEAD-box RNA HelicasesHumansImmunity, InnateInflammationMembrane ProteinsNLR ProteinsSignal TransductionSTING ProteinToll-Like ReceptorsTumor Necrosis Factor Receptor-Associated Peptides and ProteinsDEAD-box RNA HelicasesMembrane ProteinsNLR ProteinsSTING1 protein, humanSTING ProteinToll-Like ReceptorsTumor Necrosis Factor Receptor-Associated Peptides and Proteinsinflammationinnate immunityNLRRLRSTINGTLRsTNFRTRAF

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PMID30778351
PMCPMC6369152
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