The non-receptor tyrosine kinase Tec controls assembly and activity of the noncanonical caspase-8 inflammasome.

Tec family kinases are intracellular non-receptor tyrosine kinases implicated in numerous functions, including T cell and B cell regulation. However, a role in microbial pathogenesis has not been described. Here, we identified Tec kinase as a novel key mediator of the inflammatory immune response in...

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Main Authors: Florian Zwolanek, Michael Riedelberger, Valentina Stolz, Sabrina Jenull, Fabian Istel, Afitap Derya Köprülü, Wilfried Ellmeier, Karl Kuchler
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-12-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4256681?pdf=render