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DUBbing down innate immunity

The innate inflammatory immune response must be finely tuned to avoid excessive damage to the host. One molecule, A20, is intricately involved in dampening inflammatory signals mediated by both tumor necrosis factor and multiple Toll-like receptors.

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Figure 1: A20 in TNFR1 and TLR4 signaling.

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Silverman, N., Fitzgerald, K. DUBbing down innate immunity. Nat Immunol 5, 1010–1012 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1038/ni1004-1010

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