The CULt of caspase-8 ubiquitination.

Békés, Miklós; Salvesen, Guy S · Cell · 2009

basic_science · Level V

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Abstract

Caspase-8 is activated at the plasma membrane by the death-inducing signaling complex (DISC). Jin et al. (2009) show that polyubiquitination of caspase-8, rather than targeting it for proteasomal degradation, is critical for sustaining caspase-8 activity after dissociation from the DISC.

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