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SUBMITTER: Tun-Kyi A
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3298750 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Tun-Kyi Adrian A Finn Greg G Greenwood Alex A Nowak Michael M Lee Tae Ho TH Asara John M JM Tsokos George C GC Fitzgerald Kate K Israel Elliot E Li Xiaoxia X Exley Mark M Exley Mark M Nicholson Linda K LK Lu Kun Ping KP
Nature immunology 20110710 8
Toll-like receptors (TLRs) shape innate and adaptive immunity to microorganisms. The enzyme IRAK1 transduces signals from TLRs, but mechanisms for its activation and regulation remain unknown. We found here that TLR7 and TLR9 activated the isomerase Pin1, which then bound to IRAK1; this resulted in activation of IRAK1 and facilitated its release from the receptor complex to activate the transcription factor IRF7 and induce type I interferons. Consequently, Pin1-deficient cells and mice failed to ...[more]