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TAK1, but not TAB1 or TAB2, plays an essential role in multiple signaling pathways in vivo.
Genes & development - 15 Nov 2005
Shim Jae-Hyuck, Xiao Changchun, Paschal Amber E, Bailey Shannon T, Rao Ping, Hayden Matthew S, Lee Ki-Young, Bussey Crystal, Steckel Michael, Tanaka Nobuyuki, Yamada Gen, Akira Shizuo, Matsumoto Kunihiro, Ghosh Sankar
Abstract excerpt
TGF-beta-activated kinase 1 (TAK1), a member of the MAPKKK family, is thought to be a key modulator of the inducible transcription factors NF-kappaB and AP-1 and, therefore, plays a crucial role in regulating the genes that mediate inflammation. Although in vitro biochemical studies have revealed the existence of a TAK1 complex, which includes TAK1 and the adapter proteins TAB1 and TAB2, it remains unclear which...
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