Abstract
The paracaspase MALT1 mediates T cell antigen receptor-induced signaling to the transcription factor NF-κB and is indispensable for T cell activation and proliferation. Enhanced expression of MALT1 or aberrant expression of a fusion protein of the apoptosis inhibitor API2 and MALT1 has been linked to mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma. Despite the presence of a caspase-like domain, MALT1 proteolytic activity has not yet been demonstrated. Here we show that T cell antigen receptor stimulation induced recruitment of the NF-κB inhibitor A20 into a complex of MALT1 and the adaptor protein Bcl-10, leading to MALT1-mediated processing of A20. API2-MALT1 expression likewise resulted in cleavage of A20. MALT1 cleaved human A20 after arginine 439 and impaired its NF-κB-inhibitory function. Our studies identify A20 as a substrate of MALT1 and emphasize the importance of MALT1 proteolytic activity in the 'fine tuning' of T cell antigen receptor signaling.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 263-271 |
Number of pages | 9 |
Journal | Nature immunology |
Volume | 9 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Mar 2008 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Immunology and Allergy
- Immunology