title: The role of CARMA1 in T cells.
abstract: Caspase recruitment domain-containing membrane-associated guanylate kinase protein-1 (CARMA1), a member of the membrane associated guanylate kinase (MAGUK) family of kinases, is essential for T lymphocyte activation and proliferation via T-cell receptor (TCR) mediated NF-κB activation. Recent studies suggest a broader role for CARMA1 regulating other T-cell functions as well as a role in non-TCR-mediated signaling pathways important for lymphocyte development and functions. In addition, CARMA1 has been shown to be an important component in the pathogenesis of several human diseases. Thus, comprehensively defining its mechanisms of action and regulation could reveal novel therapeutic targets for T-cell-mediated diseases and lymphoproliferative disorders.
authors.affiliation: Pulmonary and Critical Care Unit and the Center for Immunology and Inflammatory Diseases, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02114, USA.
authors.forename: Marly I
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: Roche
authors.forename: Ravisankar A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Ramadas
authors.forename: Benjamin D
authors.initials: BD
authors.lastname: Medoff
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D053468:CARD Signaling Adaptor Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000276:immunology*; D006162:Guanylate Cyclase / Q000737:chemistry / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D011948:Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell / Q000276:immunology; D015398:Signal Transduction; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D053468:CARD Signaling Adaptor Proteins; D011948:Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell; D006162:Guanylate Cyclase