title: Identification and characterization of murine IRAK-M.
abstract: Interleukin-1 receptor-associated-kinases (IRAKs) are signal transduction mediators of the Toll/IL-1 receptor family, which comprise several transmembrane proteins involved in host defense mechanisms. Today four different human IRAKs (hu-IRAK-1, hu-IRAK-2, hu-IRAK-M, hu-IRAK-4) and two murine IRAKs (mouse pelle like kinase (mPLK) and mu-IRAK-4) have been described. Here we report the identification and characterization of murine IRAK-M (mu-IRAK-M), a mouse homologue to human IRAK-M (hu-IRAK-M). These IRAK-M molecules show 71% sequence identity, a comparable cellular expression, and functional similarities with respect to signal transduction capacity and kinase activity, suggesting functional homology in signalling in human and mouse cells.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Pharmacology, Hannover Medical School, D-30623 Hannover, Germany.
authors.forename: Olaf
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Rosati
authors.forename: Michael U
authors.initials: MU
authors.lastname: Martin
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D015152:Blotting, Northern; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D018076:DNA, Complementary / Q000378:metabolism; D017930:Genes, Reporter; D006801:Humans; D015151:Immunoblotting; D007375:Interleukin-1 / Q000378:metabolism; D053592:Interleukin-1 Receptor-Associated Kinases; D051379:Mice; D016328:NF-kappa B / Q000378:metabolism; D010766:Phosphorylation; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D011233:Precipitin Tests; D011494:Protein Kinases / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism*; D017434:Protein Structure, Tertiary; D012313:RNA / Q000378:metabolism; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; D015398:Signal Transduction; D014018:Tissue Distribution
chemical_list: D018076:DNA, Complementary; D007375:Interleukin-1; D016328:NF-kappa B; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D012313:RNA; D011494:Protein Kinases; C507771:IRAK3 protein, human; D053592:Interleukin-1 Receptor-Associated Kinases; C507772:Irak3 protein, mouse