title: The role of TRAF6 in signal transduction and the immune response.
abstract: Signals from the IL-1 receptor (IL-1R)/Toll-like receptor (TLR) family and TNF receptor (TNFR) superfamily are critical for regulating the function of antigen-presenting cells such as dendritic cells (DCs). It has been revealed that TNF receptor-associated factor 6 (TRAF6), a signaling adapter molecule common to the IL-1R/TLR family and TNFR superfamily, is important not only for DC maturation, cytokine production, and T cell stimulatory capacity of DCs in response to TLR ligands (e.g. lipopolysaccharide) or CD40 ligand, but also for the homeostasis of splenic DC subsets.
authors.affiliation: Abramson Family Cancer Research Institute, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 421 Curie Blvd., Room 308, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kobayashi
authors.forename: Matthew C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Walsh
authors.forename: Yongwon
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Choi
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003713:Dendritic Cells / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D007109:Immunity; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins / Q000502:physiology; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface / Q000502:physiology; D017472:Receptors, Interleukin-1 / Q000502:physiology; D018124:Receptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor / Q000502:physiology; D015398:Signal Transduction; D048029:TNF Receptor-Associated Factor 6 / Q000502:physiology*; D051193:Toll-Like Receptors
chemical_list: D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface; D017472:Receptors, Interleukin-1; D018124:Receptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor; D048029:TNF Receptor-Associated Factor 6; D051193:Toll-Like Receptors