title: Cell type-specific function of TAK1 in innate immune signaling.
abstract: Transforming growth factor β-activated kinase 1 (TAK1 or MAP3K7) is a key signaling component of nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB) and mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) signaling pathways. Activation of TAK1 is tightly regulated through its binding partners and protein modifications. Although TAK1 functions as an essential and positive regulator of innate immune signaling and apoptosis in mouse embryonic fibroblasts (MEFs), T cells, and other cells, it negatively regulates cell development and activation of proinflammatory signaling pathways in neutrophils. However, the molecular mechanisms responsible for the opposite roles of TAK1 in different cell types remain to be addressed. In this article, we discuss the latest progresses in our understanding of TAK1 regulation, function, and mechanisms in a cell-type specific manner.
authors.affiliation: Center for Inflammation and Epigenetics, The Methodist Hospital Research Institute, 6670 Bertner Avenue, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
authors.forename: Adebusola A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Ajibade
authors.forename: Helen Y
authors.initials: HY
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Rong-Fu
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D017209:Apoptosis; D063646:Carcinogenesis; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation; D006801:Humans; D007113:Immunity, Innate; D007249:Inflammation / Q000276:immunology*; D020930:MAP Kinase Kinase Kinases / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism*; D051379:Mice; D020929:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Kinases / Q000378:metabolism; D016328:NF-kappa B / Q000378:metabolism; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000276:immunology*; D009504:Neutrophils / Q000276:immunology*; D009928:Organ Specificity; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000276:immunology; D000099151:MAP Kinase Kinase Kinase 7
chemical_list: D020930:MAP Kinase Kinase Kinases; D020929:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Kinases; D016328:NF-kappa B; D000099151:MAP Kinase Kinase Kinase 7