Cellular FLICE-like inhibitory proteins (c-FLIPs): fine-tuners of life and death decisions

S Öztürk, K Schleich, IN Lavrik - Experimental cell research, 2012 - Elsevier
S Öztürk, K Schleich, IN Lavrik
Experimental cell research, 2012Elsevier
c-FLIP proteins (isoforms: c-FLIPL, c-FLIPS, and c-FLIPR) play an essential role in the
regulation of death receptor (DR)-induced apoptosis and NF-κB activation. Here, we discuss
multiple mechanisms by which c-FLIPs control NF-κB activation and the life/death decision
made in cancer and immune cells. We focus on the role of c-FLIP in cellular signaling. We
concentrate on c-FLIP protein modifications as well as on the regulation of c-FLIP
expression levels. Furthermore, we discuss in detail how the exact quantity and dynamics of …
c-FLIP proteins (isoforms: c-FLIPL, c-FLIPS, and c-FLIPR) play an essential role in the regulation of death receptor (DR)-induced apoptosis and NF-κB activation. Here, we discuss multiple mechanisms by which c-FLIPs control NF-κB activation and the life/death decision made in cancer and immune cells. We focus on the role of c-FLIP in cellular signaling. We concentrate on c-FLIP protein modifications as well as on the regulation of c-FLIP expression levels. Furthermore, we discuss in detail how the exact quantity and dynamics of different c-FLIP isoforms in the cell influence the induction of pro- versus anti-apoptotic pathways.
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