| Primary Identifier | IPR037306 | Type | Domain |
| Short Name | TRAF1_MATH |
| description | TNF receptor-associated factor 1 (TRAF1) plays a role in the regulation of cell survival and apoptosis []. TRAF1 is unique among TRAF proteins in that it lacks a RING domain found in the N-terminal regions of other TRAFs []. The heterotrimer formed by TRAF1 and TRAF2 is part of a E3 ubiquitin-protein ligase complex that promotes ubiquitination of target proteins, such as MAP3K14 [, ].TRAF1 is unique among the TRAFs in that it lacks a RING domain, which is critical for the activation of nuclear factor-kappaB and Jun NH2-terminal kinase. Studies on TRAF1-deficient mice suggest that TRAF1 has a negative regulatory role in TNFR-mediated signaling events []. TRAF1 contains one zinc finger and one TRAF domain.The TRAF domain can be divided into a more divergent N-terminal alpha helical region (TRAF-N), and a highly conserved C-terminal MATH subdomain (TRAF-C) with an eight-stranded β-sandwich structure. TRAF-N mediates trimerization while TRAF-C interacts with receptors [, ]. |
