Abstract Adaptor proteins are critical for signal transduction events involving cytokine signaling, host-response, and autoimmune diseases. Our laboratory is interested in understanding the immune regulatory role of 14-3-3zeta (z), an adaptor protein, transductions We examined 14-3-3z interleukin-17 (IL-17A) signaling inflammatory arthritis using genetically modified cells rats. The IL-17A requ...

The seven members of the tumor necrosis factor receptor (TNF-R)-associated factor (TRAF) family of intracellular proteins were originally discovered and characterized as signaling adaptor molecules coupled to the cytoplasmic regions of receptors of the TNF-R superfamily. Functionally, TRAFs act both as a scaffold and/or enzymatic proteins to regulate activation of mitogen-activated protein kina...

TNF-receptor associated factors (TRAFs) comprise a family of adaptor proteins that act as downstream signal transducers of the TNF receptor superfamily and the Toll/interleukin-1 receptor family. The mammalian TRAFs 2, 5 and 6 are known to activate JNK- and NF-kappaB signaling pathways, whereas the function of the other three mammalian family members, TRAF 1, 3 and 4 is less well characterized....

In this issue of Immunity, Pérez de Diego et al. (2010) report a primary human immune deficiency involving a TRAF protein and show that human immunity to the virus HSV-1 is critically dependent on TRAF3.

The potential for con icting information to be transmitted by different alerting systems is growing as these systems become more pervasive in aerospace. Newly introduced alerting systems must be carefully designed to minimize the potential for and impact of alerting con icts or dissonance.Amethodologyfordissonanceanalysishas been developed recently to provide a foundation for understanding, i...

Tumor necrosis factor receptor-associated factor 3 (TRAF3), an intracellular signal transducer, is identified as an important component of Toll-like receptors and RIG-I-like receptors induced type I interferon (IFN) signaling pathways. Previous studies have clarified TRAF3 function in mammals, but little is known about the role of TRAF3 in ducks. Here, we cloned and characterized the full-lengt...