title: A five-year itch in TNF-alpha cytotoxicity: the time factor determines JNK action.
abstract: The intricate interplay between NF-kappaB and JNK determines TNF-alpha cytotoxicity. In a recent Cell paper, report that prolonged JNK1 activation promotes TNF-alpha killing via E3 ligase-mediated degradation of the caspase 8 inhibitor cFLIP(L). On the other hand, Ventura et al. (2006) show in their recent Molecular Cell paper that transient JNK activation suppresses TNF-alpha-induced cell death.
authors.affiliation: Ben May Institute for Cancer Research, 929 East 57(th) Street, CIS, W423U, Chicago, Illinois 60637, USA.
authors.forename: Anning
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lin
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D017209:Apoptosis / Q000502:physiology; D053446:CASP8 and FADD-Like Apoptosis Regulating Protein; D004789:Enzyme Activation; D051034:Inhibitor of Apoptosis Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D047908:Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D051379:Mice; D048055:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 8 / Q000378:metabolism*; D016328:NF-kappa B / Q000378:metabolism; D013997:Time Factors; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000378:metabolism / Q000633:toxicity
chemical_list: D053446:CASP8 and FADD-Like Apoptosis Regulating Protein; C506387:Cflar protein, mouse; D051034:Inhibitor of Apoptosis Proteins; D047908:Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins; D016328:NF-kappa B; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha; D048055:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 8