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Finally, MALT1 is a protease!

Nature Immunology volume 9, pages 231–233 (2008)Cite this article

Two groups demonstrate proteolytic activity for MALT1, a component of the signaling pathway mediating antigen receptor–dependent stimulation of the transcription factor NF-κB, and identify its first substrates.

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Figure 1: The MALT1 caspase-like domain has proteolytic activity.

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  1. Linda M. McAllister-Lucas is in the Division of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA. lindaluc@umich.edu,

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  2. Peter Lucas is in the Department of Pathology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA plucas@umich.edu,

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McAllister-Lucas, L., Lucas, P. Finally, MALT1 is a protease!. Nat Immunol 9, 231–233 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1038/ni0308-231

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