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TRAF6 Mediates Smad-Independent Activation of JNK and p38 by TGF-β

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Yamashita, Motozo, Fatyol, Karoly, Jin, Chaoyang, Wang, Xiangchun, Liu, Zhenggang, Zhang, Ying E.·2008·Molecular Cell

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In many physiological and disease processes, TGF-β usurps branches of MAP kinase pathways in conjunction to Smads to induce apoptosis and epithelial to mesenchymal transition, but the detailed mechanism of how a MAP kinase cascade is activated by TGF-β receptors is not clear. We report here that TRAF6 is specifically required for the Smad-independent activation of JNK and p38 and its carboxyl TRAF homology domain physically interacts with TGF-β receptors. TGF-β induces K63-linked ubiquitination of TRAF6, and promotes association between TRAF6 and TAK1. Our results indicate that TGF-β activates JNK and p38 through a mechanism similar to that operating in the interleukin-1β/Toll-like receptor pathway.

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Authors
Yamashita, M., Fatyol, K., Jin, C., Wang, X., Liu, Z., & Zhang, Y. E.
Venue
Molecular Cell
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2008-09
Volume
31
Issue
6
Pages
918-924
ISSN
1097-2765 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2148392040
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559
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2
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11.66
Type
journal article
Language
en
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Yamashita, M., Fatyol, K., Jin, C., Wang, X., Liu, Z., & Zhang, Y. E. (2008). TRAF6 Mediates Smad-Independent Activation of JNK and p38 by TGF-β. Molecular Cell. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molcel.2008.09.002

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