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ArticleThe Journal of biological chemistry

TNF receptor-associated factor 3 restrains B-cell receptor signaling in normal and malignant B cells.

Amy L Whillock, Tiffany K Ybarra, Gail A Bishop

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Article in The Journal of biological chemistry. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 20 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

20 citing papers in PubMed, 25 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Amy L WhillockDepartment of Microbiology & Immunology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, USA; Immunology Graduate Program, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, USA; Medical Scientist Training Program, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, USA; Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, USA.
Tiffany K YbarraDepartment of Microbiology & Immunology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, USA; Immunology Graduate Program, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, USA.
Gail A BishopDepartment of Microbiology & Immunology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, USA; Immunology Graduate Program, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, USA; Medical Scientist Training Program, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, USA; Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, USA; Department of Internal Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, USA; VA Medical Center, Iowa City, Iowa, USA. Electronic address: gail-bishop@uiowa.edu.
University of Iowa · US

Funding

Viral VectorP30CA086862 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF IOWA · PI Jon C.D. Houtman · 2000 to 2026
$70.0M
The Role of Monocytes in non-Hodgkin LymphomaP50CA097274 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF IOWA · PI HOUTMAN, JON C.D. · 2002 to 2021
$45.7M
Pulmonary Toxicology Facility CoreP30ES005605 · NIEHS · UNIVERSITY OF IOWA · PI Jong Sung Kim · 1990 to 2026
$40.5M
MEDICAL SCIENTIST TRAINING PROGRAMT32GM007337 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF IOWA · PI GEYER, PAMELA K., LENTZ, STEVEN R · 1985 to 2020
$15.9M
PREDOCTORAL TRAINING PROGRAM IN IMMUNOLOGYT32AI007485 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF IOWA · PI Kevin L Legge · 1995 to 2026
$5.4M
Training in Molecular Virology, Viral Pathogenesis and Viral VectorsT32AI007533 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF IOWA · PI Stanley Perlman · 1998 to 2026
$2.5M
Loss of TRAF3 in aging B lymphocytesR21AG065532 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF IOWA · PI BISHOP, GAIL A. · 2020 to 2021
$425k
Understanding and applying innate and adaptive immune signal interactionsI01BX001702 · VA · IOWA CITY VA MEDICAL CENTER · PI BISHOP, GAIL A. · 2013 to 2020
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BLRD VA I01 BX001702NCI NIH HHS P30 CA086862NCI NIH HHS P50 CA097274NIAID NIH HHS T32 AI007485NIAID NIH HHS T32 AI007533NIA NIH HHS R21 AG065532NIEHS NIH HHS P30 ES005605NIGMS NIH HHS T32 GM007337
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

TRAF3 has diverse signaling functions, which vary by cell type. Uniquely in B lymphocytes, TRAF3 inhibits homeostatic survival. Highlighting the role of TRAF3 as a tumor suppressor, loss-of-function TRAF3 mutations are associated with human B-cell malignancies, while B-cell-specific deletion of TRAF3 in mice leads to autoimmunity and lymphoma development. The role of TRAF3 in inhibiting noncanonical NF-κB activation, CD40 and BAFF-R signaling to B cells is well documented. In contrast, TRAF3 enhances many T-cell effector functions, through associating with and enhancing signaling by the T-cell receptor (TCR)-CD28 complex. The present study was designed to determine the role of TRAF3 in signaling via the B-cell antigen receptor (BCR). The BCR is crucial for antigen recognition, survival, proliferation, and antibody production, and defects in BCR signaling can promote abnormal survival of malignant B cells. Here, we show that TRAF3 is associated with both CD79B and the BCR-activated kinases Syk and Btk following BCR stimulation. BCR-induced phosphorylation of Syk and additional downstream kinases was increased in TRAF3

Indexed as

Agammaglobulinaemia Tyrosine KinaseAnimalsB-LymphocytesCD79 AntigensFemaleMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutPhosphorylationReceptors, Antigen, B-CellSignal TransductionSyk KinaseT-LymphocytesTNF Receptor-Associated Factor 2TNF Receptor-Associated Factor 3Agammaglobulinaemia Tyrosine KinaseBtk protein, mouseCD79 AntigensCd79b protein, mouseReceptors, Antigen, B-CellSyk KinaseSyk protein, mouseTNF Receptor-Associated Factor 2TNF Receptor-Associated Factor 3B-cell receptor (BCR)Btkcell signalingimmunologyinhibition mechanismlymphocytelymphomaMAPKspleen tyrosine kinase (Syk)TNF receptor-associated factor (TRAF)

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PMID33639170
PMCPMC8042179
OpenAlexW3130481666

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