Abnormal disulfide-linked oligomerization results in ER retention and altered signaling by TNFR1 mutants in TRAPS

Lobito AA, Kimberley FC, Muppidi JR, Komarow H, Jackson AJ, Hull KM, Kastner DL, Screaton GR, Siegel RM

Blood · 2006

Grade Acohort

Key Findings

  • Mutant TNFR1 forms abnormal disulfide-linked oligomers retained in the ER
  • Challenged the defective shedding hypothesis
  • Proposed ER retention and misfolding as primary pathogenic mechanism

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ID: pmid-16684962DOI: 10.1182/blood-2005-11-006783PMID: 16684962