mBio (Oct 2021)

The Ubiquitin Sensor and Adaptor Protein p62 Mediates Signal Transduction of a Viral Oncogenic Pathway

  • Ling Wang,
  • Mary E. A. Howell,
  • Ayrianna Sparks-Wallace,
  • Juan Zhao,
  • Culton R. Hensley,
  • Camri A. Nicksic,
  • Shanna R. Horne,
  • Kaylea B. Mohr,
  • Jonathan P. Moorman,
  • Zhi Q. Yao,
  • Shunbin Ning

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1128/mBio.01097-21
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 12, no. 5

Abstract

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As a ubiquitin sensor and a signal-transducing adaptor, p62 is crucial for NF-κB activation, which involves the ubiquitin machinery in diverse contexts. However, whether p62 is required for EBV LMP1 activation of NF-κB is an open question.