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Caspase-8-mediated cleavage inhibits IRF-3 protein by facilitating its proteasome-mediated degradation.
The Journal of biological chemistry - 23 Sept 2011
Sears Nathaniel, Sen Ganes C, Stark George R, Chattopadhyay Saurabh
Abstract excerpt
Interferon regulatory factor 3 (IRF-3) plays a central role in inducing the expression of cellular antiviral genes, including the interferon-β gene, in response to Pattern Recognition Receptors. IRF-3 is targeted for proteasome-mediated degradation, which modulates the strength and duration of the innate immune responses that depend on it. We have found that caspase-8, which is activated by cytosolic...
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