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The paracaspase MALT1 controls caspase-8 activation during lymphocyte proliferation.

ABSTRACT: Caspase-8, an initiator caspase involved in lymphocyte apoptosis, is paradoxically required for lymphocyte proliferation. It is not understood how caspase-8 is controlled during antigenic signaling to allow for activation while averting the triggering of apoptosis. Here, we show that caspase-8 undergoes limited activation upon antigenic stimulation, and this activation is dependent on the paracaspase MALT1. The paracaspase domain of MALT1, in a protease-independent manner, induces caspase-8 activation through direct association. MALT1 diminishes the activation of apoptotic effector caspases, but it does not alter the activity of caspase-8 toward c-FLIP(L), which is required for antigenic signaling. Mutants of MALT1 that fail to activate caspase-8 and permit c-FLIP(L) cleavage cannot facilitate NF-kappaB activation or IL-2 induction. Our results reveal a mechanism that utilizes a protease potentially deadly to the cell for proliferative signaling and demonstrate a functional connection between the caspase and paracaspase families to enable nonapoptotic processes.

SUBMITTER: Kawadler H

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2690087 | biostudies-other | 2008 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other

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The paracaspase MALT1 controls caspase-8 activation during lymphocyte proliferation.

Kawadler Holli H Gantz Mary A MA Riley James L JL Yang Xiaolu X

Molecular cell 20080801 3

Caspase-8, an initiator caspase involved in lymphocyte apoptosis, is paradoxically required for lymphocyte proliferation. It is not understood how caspase-8 is controlled during antigenic signaling to allow for activation while averting the triggering of apoptosis. Here, we show that caspase-8 undergoes limited activation upon antigenic stimulation, and this activation is dependent on the paracaspase MALT1. The paracaspase domain of MALT1, in a protease-independent manner, induces caspase-8 acti ...[more]

PMID: 18691973

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The paracaspase MALT1 controls caspase-8 activation during lymphocyte proliferation.

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The paracaspase MALT1 controls caspase-8 activation during lymphocyte proliferation.

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