TRAF6 autoubiquitination-independent activation of the NFκB and MAPK pathways in response to IL-1 and RANKL

MC Walsh, GK Kim, PL Maurizio, EE Molnar, Y Choi - PloS one, 2008 - journals.plos.org
The adapter protein TRAF6 is critical for mediating signal transduction from members of the
IL-1R/TLR and TNFR superfamilies. The TRAF6 RING finger domain functions as an …

Site-specific Lys-63-linked tumor necrosis factor receptor-associated factor 6 auto-ubiquitination is a critical determinant of IκB kinase activation

B Lamothe, A Besse, AD Campos, WK Webster… - Journal of Biological …, 2007 - ASBMB
Tumor necrosis factor (TNF) receptor-associated factor 6 (TRAF6) is a key mediator in
proximal signaling of the interleukin-1/Toll-like receptor and the TNF receptor superfamily …

Ubiquitination and translocation of TRAF2 is required for activation of JNK but not of p38 or NF‐κB

H Habelhah, S Takahashi, SG Cho, T Kadoya… - The EMBO …, 2004 - embopress.org
TRAF2 is a RING finger protein that regulates the cellular response to stress and cytokines
by controlling JNK, p38 and NF‐κB signaling cascades. Here, we demonstrate that TRAF2 …

Physiological roles and mechanisms of signaling by TRAF2 and TRAF5

PYB Au, WC Yeh - TNF receptor associated factors (TRAFs), 2007 - Springer
TRAF2 and TRAF5 are closely related members of the TRAF family of proteins. They are
important signal transducers for a wide range of TNF receptor superfamily members …

Roles of the TRAF6 and Pellino E3 ligases in MyD88 and RANKL signaling

S Strickson, CH Emmerich, ETH Goh… - Proceedings of the …, 2017 - National Acad Sciences
It is widely accepted that the essential role of TRAF6 in vivo is to generate the Lys63-linked
ubiquitin (K63-Ub) chains needed to activate the “master” protein kinase TAK1. Here, we …

Structural basis for the lack of E2 interaction in the RING domain of TRAF2

Q Yin, B Lamothe, BG Darnay, H Wu - Biochemistry, 2009 - ACS Publications
TRAF proteins are intracellular signal transducers for a number of immune receptor
superfamilies. Specifically, TRAF2 interacts with members of the TNF receptor superfamily …

TAK1‐binding protein 2 facilitates ubiquitination of TRAF6 and assembly of TRAF6 with IKK in the IL‐1 signaling pathway

S Kishida, H Sanjo, S Akira, K Matsumoto… - Genes to …, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
TAK1 mitogen‐activated protein kinase kinase kinase participates in the Interleukin‐1 (IL‐1)
signaling pathway by mediating activation of JNK, p38, and NF‐κB. TAK1‐binding protein 2 …

TRAF3 forms heterotrimers with TRAF2 and modulates its ability to mediate NF-κB activation

L He, AC Grammer, X Wu, PE Lipsky - Journal of Biological Chemistry, 2004 - ASBMB
FRET experiments utilizing confocal microscopy or flow cytometry assessed homo-and
heterotrimeric association of human tumor necrosis factor receptor-associated factors …

PKC phosphorylation of TRAF2 mediates IKKα/β recruitment and K63-linked polyubiquitination

S Li, L Wang, ME Dorf - Molecular cell, 2009 - cell.com
Tumor necrosis factor (TNF) receptor-associated factor 2 (TRAF2) is a key mediator in TNF
signaling. Previous studies suggested that TRAF2 functions as an adaptor in the NF-κB and …

The structure and ubiquitin binding properties of TRAF RING heterodimers

A Das, AJ Middleton, P Padala, EC Ledgerwood… - Journal of Molecular …, 2021 - Elsevier
Tumour necrosis factor (TNF) receptor associated factor (TRAF) family members share a
common domain architecture, but play non-redundant physiological roles in cell signalling …