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JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY
Volume 287, Issue 53, Pages 44143-44150Publisher
AMER SOC BIOCHEMISTRY MOLECULAR BIOLOGY INC
DOI: 10.1074/jbc.M112.414276
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- National Institutes of Health [RO1AI050848, RO1GM065899]
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Tumor necrosis factor receptor-associated factor 6 (TRAF6) and TGF beta-activated kinase 1 (TAK1) are considered as key intermediates in Toll-like receptor (TLR) signaling. However, the role of TRAF6 and TAK1 in C-type lectin receptors (CLRs) in response to fungal infection has not been studied. In this study, we have utilized macrophages derived from TRAF6 knock-out mice and myeloid-specific TAK1-deficient mice and determined the role of TRAF6 and TAK1 in CLR-induced signal transduction events. We demonstrate that TRAF6 and TAK1 are required for NF-kappa B and JNK activation, and expression of proinflammatory cytokines in response to Candida albicans infection. Our results highlight TRAF6 and TAK1 as key components in the signaling cascade downstream of C-type lectin receptors and as critical mediators of the anti-fungal immune response. Therefore, our studies provide a mechanistic understanding of the host immune response to C. albicans, which has a significant impact for the development of anti-fungal therapeutics and in understanding risk-factors and determining susceptibility to C. albicans infection.
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