Early embryonic lethality caused by targeted disruption of the TRAF-interacting protein (TRIP) gene

Eui Soon Park, Seunga Choi, Jin Man Kim, Yongsu Jeong, Joonho Choe, Chang Sik Park, Yongwon Choi, Jaerang Rho

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Abstract

Tumor necrosis factor receptor (TNFR)-associated factors (TRAFs) are key adaptor molecules in the TNFR-signaling complexes that promote a wide variety of signaling cascades including cell proliferation, activation, differentiation, and apoptosis. TRAF-interacting protein (TRIP) is required for the inhibitory regulation of TNF-induced NF-κB signaling via the TNFR/TRAF-signaling complexes in vitro. TRIP also directly interacts with the familial cylindromatosis tumor suppressor gene (CYLD) and negatively regulates NF-κB activation in vitro. However, although there appears to be a relationship between TRIP, the TRAFs and also CYLD as modulators of NF-κB signaling in vitro, the functional role of TRIP in vivo is still unclear. To identify the role of TRIP in vivo, we have generated TRIP-deficient mice. Homozygous mouse embryos were found to die shortly after implantation due to proliferation defects and excessive cell death. These results indicate that TRIP is an essential factor during early mouse embryonic development in vivo.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)971-977
Number of pages7
JournalBiochemical and Biophysical Research Communications
Volume363
Issue number4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 30 Nov 2007

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
We thank D. Kim, O. Lee, S. Park, M. Kang, J. Park, S. Jang, and J. Kim for their helpful discussions and technical assistance. This work was supported by a Korea Research Foundation Grant of the Korean Government (C00154, C00283 and BK21 Project), and by an RCTCP (R11-2002-100-02005-0) and R01-2006-000-10067-0 funded by KOSEF.

Keywords

  • Knockout mouse
  • Signal transduction
  • TNF
  • TRAF
  • TRIP

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