iRhom2 and TNF: Partners or enemies?

iRhom2 is an essential cofactor for ADAM17, the metalloprotease that sheds both the proinflammatory cytokine tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) and TNF receptors (TNFRs) from the cell surface. In this issue of Science Signaling, Sundaram et al. demonstrate a protective role for iRhom2 in promoting ADAM...

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Main Author: Badenes, Marina (author)
Other Authors: Adrain, Colin (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2020
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10400.7/956
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:arca.igc.gulbenkian.pt:10400.7/956
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Summary:iRhom2 is an essential cofactor for ADAM17, the metalloprotease that sheds both the proinflammatory cytokine tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) and TNF receptors (TNFRs) from the cell surface. In this issue of Science Signaling, Sundaram et al. demonstrate a protective role for iRhom2 in promoting ADAM17-mediated shedding of TNFRs in hepatic stellate cells, which reduces TNFR signaling and liver fibrosis in response to injury.