Antigen receptor signaling to NF-kappaB via CARMA1, BCL10, and MALT1

• Published in: Cold Spring Harbor perspectives in biology Vol. 2; no. 9; p. a003004
• Main Authors: Thome, Margot, Charton, Jean Enno, Pelzer, Christiane, Hailfinger, Stephan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.09.2010
• Subjects: Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing - immunology; B-Cell CLL-Lymphoma 10 Protein; B-Lymphocytes - immunology; B-Lymphocytes - metabolism; CARD Signaling Adaptor Proteins - immunology; Caspases - immunology; Guanylate Cyclase - immunology; Humans; Lymphocyte Activation; Lymphoma, B-Cell - immunology; Mucosa-Associated Lymphoid Tissue Lymphoma Translocation 1 Protein; Neoplasm Proteins - immunology; NF-kappa B - immunology; Receptors, Antigen, B-Cell - immunology; Signal Transduction
• ISSN: 1943-0264; 1943-0264
• DOI: 10.1101/cshperspect.a003004

The signaling pathway controlling antigen receptor-induced regulation of the transcription factor NF-kappaB plays a key role in lymphocyte activation and development and the generation of lymphomas. Work of the past decade has led to dramatic progress in the identification and characterization of new players in the pathway. Moreover, novel enzymatic activities relevant for this pathway have been discovered, which represent interesting drug targets for immuno-suppression or lymphoma treatment. Here, we summarize these findings and give an outlook on interesting open issues that need to be addressed in the future.