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A20 is a regulator of necroptosis

The anti-inflammatory molecule A20 inhibits necroptotic cell death by inhibiting ubiquitination of the kinase RIPK3 at the Lys5 residue and preventing excessive formation of the RIPK1-RIPK3 necroptotic complex.

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Figure 1: The ubiquitin-editing enzyme A20 inhibits RIPK3-mediated necroptosis and promotes cell survival.

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Gurung, P., Man, S. & Kanneganti, TD. A20 is a regulator of necroptosis. Nat Immunol 16, 596–597 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1038/ni.3174

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