A novel diterpene triepoxide isolated from the Chinese herb Tripterygium wilfordii that acts as a potent immunosuppressant and anti-inflammatory agent.
A novel diterpene triepoxide isolated from the Chinese herb Tripterygium wilfordii that acts as a potent immunosuppressant and anti-inflammatory agent. Induces apoptosis in tumor cells by activating DEVD-cleaving caspases. Sensitizes tumor cells to TNF-α-induced apoptosis, and inhibits TNF-α-induced activation of NF-κB. Also inhibits T cell IL-2 expression at the level of purine-box/nuclear factor of activated T cells and NF-κB transcriptional activation. Also reported to inhibit mitogen activated protein kinase phosphatase-1 (MKP-1).
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Biochimica et biophysica acta. Molecular cell research, 1864(10), 1589-1604 (2017-05-31)
Current models imply that the evolutionarily conserved, actin-binding Ezrin-Radixin-Moesin (ERM) proteins perform their activities at the plasma membrane by anchoring membrane proteins to the cortical actin network. Here we show that beside its cytoplasmic functions, the single ERM protein of