Apoptosis induced by the toll-like receptor adaptor TRIF is dependent on its receptor interacting protein homotypic interaction motif

Journal of Immunology

Volumn 174, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 4942-4952

  Kaiser, William J ^a   Offermann, Margaret K ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTOR PROTEIN; BETA CATENIN; BETA INTERFERON; CASPASE 8; I KAPPA B ALPHA; IMMUNOGLOBULIN ENHANCER BINDING PROTEIN; RECEPTOR PROTEIN; RNA; TOLL LIKE RECEPTOR;

ALPHA CHAIN; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CELL DEATH; CONTROLLED STUDY; HOST RESISTANCE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INFECTION PREVENTION; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN INDUCTION; PROTEIN MOTIF; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITION; RECEPTOR INTRINSIC ACTIVITY; REGULATORY MECHANISM;

EID: 17144413785     PISSN: 00221767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.174.8.4942     Document Type: Article

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