title: MyD88 as a bottle neck in Toll/IL-1 signaling.
abstract: Myeloid differentiation factor 88 (MyD88) is an adaptor molecule composed of an N-terminal death domain and a C-terminal Toll/interleukin (IL)-1R homology domain. Ligand binding to Toll-like receptor (TLR)/IL-1R family members results in the association of MyD88 to the cytoplasmic tail of receptors; this then initiates the signaling cascade that leads to the activation of nuclear factor-kappa B and mitogen-activated protein kinases. Analysis of MyD88-deficient mice revealed its essential role in TLR/IL-1R signaling as well as in both the innate and the adaptive immune response.
authors.affiliation: Department of Host Defense, Research Institute for Microbial Diseases, Osaka University, 3-1 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan. otaake@biken.osaka-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Takeuchi
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Akira
mesh_terms: D048868:Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing; D000818:Animals; D000943:Antigens, Differentiation / Q000276:immunology*; D029721:Drosophila Proteins; D006801:Humans; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins / Q000276:immunology*; D051379:Mice; D053594:Myeloid Differentiation Factor 88; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface / Q000276:immunology*; D011971:Receptors, Immunologic / Q000276:immunology*; D017472:Receptors, Interleukin-1 / Q000276:immunology*; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000276:immunology*; D051193:Toll-Like Receptors
chemical_list: D048868:Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing; D000943:Antigens, Differentiation; D029721:Drosophila Proteins; C507779:MYD88 protein, human; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins; C507780:Myd88 protein, mouse; D053594:Myeloid Differentiation Factor 88; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface; D011971:Receptors, Immunologic; D017472:Receptors, Interleukin-1; D051193:Toll-Like Receptors