| 1997 |
MyD88 is recruited to the IL-1 receptor complex following IL-1 stimulation and mediates association of IRAK with the receptor; the death domain-containing N-terminus of MyD88 activates NF-κB, and its C-terminus interacts with the IL-1 receptor to block NF-κB activation induced by IL-1 but not TNF. |
Co-immunoprecipitation, dominant-negative overexpression, deletion mutagenesis |
Immunity |
High |
9430229
|
| 1997 |
MyD88 acts as a death domain-containing adaptor downstream of the human Toll receptor and IL-1R, coupling these receptors to IRAK and TRAF6 to activate NF-κB; Toll and IL-1R signaling pathways differ in AP-1 activation. |
Overexpression, dominant-negative constructs, reporter assays in cell lines |
Molecular cell |
High |
9734363
|
| 1997 |
MyD88 is identified as a proximal mediator of IL-1R-induced NF-κB activation alongside IRAK-2; dominant-negative forms of MyD88 attenuate IL-1R-mediated NF-κB activation, and both MyD88 and IRAK-2 associate with the IL-1R signaling complex. |
Dominant-negative overexpression, co-immunoprecipitation, NF-κB reporter assays |
Science |
High |
9374458
|
| 1997 |
MyD88 has a modular architecture with an N-terminal death domain and C-terminal TIR domain; it forms homodimers via DD-DD and TIR-TIR interactions; overexpression activates NF-κB and JNK through its DD; a point mutation (F56N, MyD88-lpr) preventing DD dimerization blocks NF-κB and JNK activation; MyD88-induced NF-κB activation requires TRAF6 and IRAK. |
In vivo dimerization assays, co-immunoprecipitation, mutagenesis, reporter assays |
The Journal of biological chemistry |
High |
9575168
|
| 1997 |
MyD88 gene structure spans five exons with the first exon encoding the complete death domain; the gene is evolutionarily conserved and maps to mouse chromosome 9 distal region and human chromosome 3p22-p21.3; MyD88 is broadly expressed in many adult tissues, not restricted to myeloid cells. |
Interspecific backcross mapping, Northern blot, RT-PCR, zooblot analysis |
Genomics |
Medium |
9344657
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| 1999 |
MyD88 knockout mice completely lack LPS shock response, B cell proliferative response, and cytokine secretion by macrophages in response to LPS; however, NF-κB and MAP kinase activation are not abolished, revealing a MyD88-dependent and a MyD88-independent pathway downstream of LPS/TLR4. |
MyD88 knockout mice, cytokine ELISA, NF-κB activation assays, proliferation assays |
Immunity |
High |
10435584
|
| 2000 |
MyD88 mediates both apoptosis and NF-κB activation downstream of TLR2 stimulated by bacterial lipoproteins; the two pathways bifurcate at MyD88; MyD88 signals apoptosis via FADD and caspase-8; MyD88 directly binds FADD. |
Co-immunoprecipitation, dominant-negative constructs, apoptosis assays, caspase activity assays |
The EMBO journal |
High |
10880445
|
| 2000 |
Tollip is present in a pre-formed complex with IRAK before IL-1β stimulation; upon IL-1β treatment, Tollip-IRAK complexes are recruited to the receptor complex through Tollip binding to IL-1RAcP; co-recruited MyD88 triggers IRAK autophosphorylation; IRAK then dissociates from Tollip. |
Co-immunoprecipitation, overexpression, NF-κB reporter assays |
Nature cell biology |
High |
10854325
|
| 2001 |
MyD88-deficient dendritic cells can undergo functional maturation (upregulation of costimulatory molecules, enhanced APC activity) in response to LPS despite lacking cytokine production, demonstrating a MyD88-independent pathway downstream of TLR4; TLR9 signaling for DC maturation requires MyD88. |
MyD88 knockout mice, flow cytometry for costimulatory molecules, in vivo analysis, mixed leukocyte reaction |
Journal of immunology |
High |
11313410
|
| 2001 |
Micrococci and peptidoglycan activate a TLR2→MyD88→IRAK→TRAF6→NIK→IKK→NF-κB pathway leading to IL-8 transcription; dominant-negative MyD88 completely inhibits this pathway. |
Dominant-negative constructs, NF-κB reporter assays, HEK293 overexpression system |
Infection and immunity |
Medium |
11254583
|
| 2001 |
Mal (TIRAP) is an additional TIR-domain adaptor required for TLR4 signaling that forms heterodimers with MyD88; Mal activates NF-κB via IRAK-2 (not IRAK-1, which MyD88 requires); Mal associates directly with TLR4 and a dominant-negative Mal blocks TLR4/LPS-induced NF-κB but not IL-1RI or IL-18R signaling. |
Co-immunoprecipitation, dominant-negative constructs, reporter assays |
Nature |
High |
11544529
|
| 2002 |
IRAK-4 directly interacts with IRAK-1 and TRAF6 in an IL-1-dependent manner; IRAK-4 phosphorylates IRAK-1 and acts upstream of IRAK-1 in MyD88-dependent signaling; dominant-negative IRAK-4 blocks IL-1-induced activation and modification of IRAK-1. |
Co-immunoprecipitation, kinase assays, dominant-negative constructs, NF-κB reporter assays |
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences |
High |
11960013
|
| 2003 |
MyD88s (alternatively spliced short form lacking the intermediate domain) acts as a dominant-negative inhibitor of IL-1/LPS-induced NF-κB activation because it fails to recruit IRAK-4; in the presence of MyD88s, IRAK-1 is not phosphorylated and does not activate NF-κB. |
Co-immunoprecipitation, overexpression, NF-κB reporter assays, phosphorylation analysis |
The Journal of experimental medicine |
High |
12538665
|
| 2004 |
MyD88 forms a complex with IRF7 (but not IRF3) through its death domain interacting with an inhibitory domain of IRF7, leading to activation of IFN-α-dependent promoters; TRAF6 also binds and activates IRF7, and TRAF6 ubiquitin ligase activity is required for IRF7 activation downstream of TLR7/8/9-MyD88 signaling. |
Co-immunoprecipitation, reporter assays, ubiquitination assays, knockout cells |
Nature immunology |
High |
15361868
|
| 2005 |
IRF-5 acts downstream of the TLR-MyD88 signaling pathway for induction of proinflammatory cytokines (IL-6, IL-12, TNF-α); IRF-5 interacts with and is activated by MyD88 and TRAF6; TLR activation results in nuclear translocation of IRF-5 to activate cytokine gene transcription. |
Co-immunoprecipitation, IRF-5 knockout mice, subcellular fractionation, reporter assays |
Nature |
High |
15665823
|
| 2006 |
TIRAP/Mal contains a phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate (PIP2) binding domain that mediates its recruitment to the plasma membrane; TIRAP then facilitates delivery of MyD88 to activated TLR4 to initiate signal transduction, establishing a two-step adaptor recruitment mechanism. |
Subcellular localization by live imaging, PIP2 binding assays, dominant-negative constructs, co-immunoprecipitation |
Cell |
High |
16751103
|
| 2006 |
MyD88 increases the half-life (but not synthesis) of IFN-γ-induced mRNA transcripts encoding TNF and IP-10; IFN-γ stimulation triggers physical association between IFN-γR1 and MyD88; transcript stabilization requires MLK3 and p38 MAPK activation and AU-rich elements in the 3′UTR. |
mRNA half-life assays, co-immunoprecipitation of IFN-γR1 and MyD88, kinase inhibitors, mutagenesis |
Nature immunology |
High |
16491077
|
| 2007 |
The BB-loop of the MyD88 TIR domain is critical for MyD88 homodimerization and for recruitment of IRAK1 and IRAK4; a peptidomimetic (ST2825) modeled on this BB-loop inhibits MyD88 TIR-domain homodimerization specifically (not DD homodimerization), blocks IRAK1/IRAK4 recruitment, and inhibits IL-1β-mediated NF-κB activation. |
Co-immunoprecipitation, peptidomimetic inhibition, NF-κB reporter assays, in vivo cytokine assays |
Journal of leukocyte biology |
High |
17548806
|
| 2007 |
MyD88-5 (a MyD88 family member) is preferentially expressed in neurons, colocalizes in part with mitochondria, co-immunoprecipitates with JNK3, and recruits JNK3 from cytosol to mitochondria; hippocampal neurons from MyD88-5-deficient mice are protected from death after oxygen-glucose deprivation. |
Transgenic GFP mice, subcellular fractionation, co-immunoprecipitation, knockout neurons, live/death assays |
The Journal of experimental medicine |
High |
17724133
|
| 2008 |
MyD88 acts as a scaffold coupling protein kinase Cε (PKCε) to TLRs; LPS-induced PKCε phosphorylation at Ser-346 and Ser-368 promotes 14-3-3β binding and TLR4 recruitment, all dependent on MyD88 expression; PKCε phosphorylation is required for TLR4- and TLR2-induced NF-κB activation. |
Co-immunoprecipitation, MyD88 KO mouse cells, MyD88 knockdown, overexpression, phosphorylation-site mutagenesis |
The Journal of biological chemistry |
High |
18458086
|
| 2008 |
Human individuals with autosomal recessive MyD88 deficiency suffer from recurrent life-threatening pyogenic bacterial infections (especially pneumococcal) but are otherwise healthy, demonstrating that MyD88-dependent TLR/IL-1R signaling is essential for protective immunity to a narrow range of pyogenic bacteria but redundant for defense against most natural infections. |
Human genetic study, functional cellular assays confirming loss of MyD88-dependent signaling in patient cells |
Science |
High |
18669862
|
| 2010 |
Crystal structure of the MyD88-IRAK4-IRAK2 death domain complex reveals a left-handed helical oligomer ('Myddosome') consisting of 6 MyD88, 4 IRAK4, and 4 IRAK2 DDs; assembly is hierarchical (MyD88 recruits IRAK4, then MyD88-IRAK4 recruits IRAK2/IRAK1); composite binding sites are required, and specificities are dictated by molecular complementarity and surface electrostatics. |
X-ray crystallography, mutagenesis, functional validation of interface residues |
Nature |
High |
20485341
|
| 2010 |
Two human MYD88 variants (S34Y and R98C) in the death domain severely reduce NF-κB activation due to impaired MyD88 homo-oligomerization and reduced IRAK4 interaction; MyD88 homo-oligomerization and IRAK4 interaction are also modulated by the MyD88 TIR domain and IRAK4 kinase domain; differential signaling effects suggest receptor specificities exist at the Myddosome level. |
Functional NF-κB assays, co-immunoprecipitation, structural modeling, epidemiological case-control analysis |
The Journal of biological chemistry |
High |
20966070
|
| 2010 |
IRAK1 and IRAK4 directly phosphorylate the adaptor Mal, leading to its ubiquitination and proteasomal degradation upon LPS stimulation; MyD88 is NOT a substrate for either IRAK and does not undergo degradation, distinguishing the turnover mechanisms of these two adaptors. |
In vitro kinase assays, co-immunoprecipitation, ubiquitination assays, siRNA knockdown, IRAK1/4 inhibitor |
The Journal of biological chemistry |
High |
20400509
|
| 2010 |
The MYD88 L265P mutation in ABC DLBCL constitutively assembles a signaling complex with IRAK1 and IRAK4, leading to IRAK4 kinase activity, IRAK1 phosphorylation, NF-κB signaling, JAK kinase activation of STAT3, and secretion of IL-6, IL-10 and IFN-β; L265P is a gain-of-function driver mutation in the TIR domain at an evolutionarily invariant hydrophobic core residue. |
RNA interference screening, RNA resequencing, co-immunoprecipitation, kinase activity assays, cytokine measurements, rescue experiments with wild-type vs. mutant MyD88 |
Nature |
High |
21179087
|
| 2012 |
MYD88 L265P somatic mutation triggers IRAK-mediated NF-κB signaling; inhibition of MYD88 signaling reduces IκBα and NF-κB p65 phosphorylation and NF-κB nuclear staining in Waldenström macroglobulinemia cells expressing MYD88 L265P. |
Whole-genome sequencing, Sanger sequencing validation, pharmacological inhibition of MyD88 signaling with functional readouts |
The New England journal of medicine |
High |
22931316
|
| 2012 |
MYD88 directly binds ARNO (CYTH2) and signals through ARF6 to disrupt endothelial vascular stability in response to IL-1β via an NF-κB-independent pathway; ARNO binds directly to MyD88, establishing MYD88-ARNO-ARF6 as a proximal IL-1β signaling pathway distinct from the canonical NF-κB route. |
Co-immunoprecipitation, siRNA knockdown, in vitro cell model, animal models of inflammatory arthritis and acute inflammation |
Nature |
High |
23143332
|
| 2012 |
MyD88 exerts a cell-intrinsic function in RAS-mediated transformation of keratinocytes through an autocrine IL-1α→IL-1R→MyD88→NF-κB loop; loss of MyD88 in keratinocytes expressing oncogenic RAS impairs proinflammatory gene upregulation and differentiation block without abolishing their hyperproliferation. |
Knockout mice, orthotopic grafts, pharmacological NF-κB inhibition, genetic and pharmacological approaches |
The Journal of experimental medicine |
High |
22908325
|
| 2016 |
MyD88 and downstream IRAK4 intrinsically control pericyte migration and conversion to myofibroblasts; MyD88-specific ablation in pericytes protects against kidney fibrosis; pericytes also activate NLRP3 inflammasome through MyD88, leading to IL-1β and IL-18 secretion, which feeds back through pericyte MyD88. |
Conditional MyD88 knockout in pericytes, IRAK4 inhibitor in vivo, cell migration assays, fibrosis readouts |
The Journal of clinical investigation |
High |
27869651
|
| 2016 |
MyD88 NEDDylation antagonizes its ubiquitination; NEDD8 modification negatively regulates MyD88 dimerization and suppresses MyD88-dependent NF-κB signaling; upon IL-1β stimulation, MyD88 NEDDylation decreases while ubiquitination increases; deNEDDylase NEDP1 regulates this balance. |
Co-immunoprecipitation, ubiquitination/NEDDylation assays, NF-κB reporter assays, NEDP1 overexpression |
Biochemical and biophysical research communications |
Medium |
27864145
|
| 2017 |
MyD88 promotes myoblast fusion in a cell-autonomous manner; MyD88 protein levels increase during in vitro myogenesis and muscle growth; deletion of MyD88 impairs myoblast fusion without affecting survival, proliferation, or differentiation; MyD88 regulates non-canonical NF-κB and canonical Wnt signaling during myogenesis. |
MyD88 conditional knockout, in vitro differentiation assays, in vivo muscle overload model, lentiviral overexpression |
Nature communications |
High |
29158520
|
| 2017 |
TRAF6 E3 ligase activity is not solely responsible for K63-linked ubiquitin chain formation in IL-1 signaling; Pellino1 and Pellino2 generate the K63-Ub chains required when TRAF6 E3 ligase is inactive; IL-1-induced ubiquitylation of IRAK1, IRAK4, and MyD88 requires combined activity of TRAF6 and Pellinos, as it is abolished only in TRAF6/Pellino1/Pellino2 triple-KO cells. |
Triple-knockout cells, E3 ligase-inactive knockin mice, in vitro ubiquitination assays, TAK1 activation assays |
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences |
High |
28404732
|
| 2018 |
The constitutively active MyD88 L265P mutant is transferred via extracellular vesicles (EVs) into recipient mast cells and macrophages, where it recruits endogenous wild-type MyD88 and triggers proinflammatory signaling in the absence of receptor activation; MyD88-loaded EVs were detected in bone marrow aspirates of Waldenström macroglobulinemia patients. |
Extracellular vesicle isolation, fluorescent tracking, co-immunoprecipitation, NF-κB activation assays, in vivo mouse experiments, patient samples |
Blood |
High |
29358175
|
| 2020 |
SPOP (Cullin 3-based ubiquitin ligase adaptor) recognizes the intermediate domain of MyD88 and degrades it through the proteasome; knockdown or knockout of SPOP leads to elevated MyD88 protein; SPOP negatively regulates NF-κB activity and IL-1β production upon LPS challenge; Spop-deficient mice are more susceptible to Salmonella infection. |
Co-immunoprecipitation, ubiquitination assays, gene knockout (chicken cells and mouse), proteasome inhibition, in vivo infection model |
PLoS pathogens |
High |
32365080
|
| 2021 |
E3 ligase RNF138 catalyzes K63-linked non-proteolytic polyubiquitination specifically of MYD88 L265P (not wild-type MYD88), enhancing IRAK recruitment and NF-κB activation; A20 mediates K48-linked polyubiquitination of RNF138 for proteasomal degradation, acting as a negative feedback; mutation of MYD88 L265P ubiquitination sites abolishes constitutive NF-κB activation. |
Co-immunoprecipitation, ubiquitination assays, RNF138 knockdown, mutagenesis of ubiquitination sites, NF-κB reporter assays, lymphoma growth assays |
Blood |
High |
33025009
|
| 2022 |
IRAK4 scaffold (independent of its kinase activity) is required for activation of TRAF6 by both MYD88 and TRIF downstream of TLR4, integrating the two signaling pathways; IRAK4 kinase activity is essential for MYD88 signaling; IRAK4 thus has dual roles as kinase and scaffold in TLR4 signaling. |
IRAK4 knockout and kinase-dead knockin cell lines, TRAF6 activation assays, cytokine production assays |
Cell reports |
High |
35977521
|
| 2022 |
MYD88 directly blocks autophagic degradation of STING1, thereby promoting STING1-dependent ACOD1 (IRG1) expression through IRF3/JUN-mediated transcription; MYD88 (not CGAS) favors this STING1-dependent ACOD1 expression; conditional deletion of STING1 in myeloid cells prevents itaconate production and worsens endotoxemia and sepsis. |
Co-immunoprecipitation, STING1 and MYD88 knockout/conditional knockout mice, autophagy assays, reporter assays, sepsis model |
iScience |
High |
35769880
|
| 2022 |
Osteocyte MYD88 activation by bacterial PAMPs upregulates RANKL by increasing binding of transcription factors CREB and STAT3 to Rankl enhancers and by suppressing K48-ubiquitination of CREB/CBP and STAT3; osteocyte-specific MYD88 restoration in KO mice reconstitutes osteolysis with inflammatory cell infiltration. |
Conditional MYD88 knockout in osteocytes, conditional MYD88 restoration, ChIP assays, ubiquitination assays, in vivo calvarial injection and periodontitis models |
Nature communications |
High |
36333322
|
| 2009 |
PYK2 interacts with MyD88 via the death domain of MyD88 in vitro and in macrophages; this interaction increases upon LPS stimulation; PYK2-deficient macrophages show reduced IκB phosphorylation/degradation and decreased NF-κB activation and IL-1β expression, placing PYK2 upstream of NF-κB in MyD88-dependent signaling. |
Co-immunoprecipitation, PYK2 knockout macrophages, NF-κB reporter assays, phosphorylation assays |
Journal of leukocyte biology |
Medium |
19955209
|
| 2019 |
BANK1 interacts with TRAF6 and MyD88 via its TIR domain as demonstrated by co-immunoprecipitation; the natural BANK1-40C variant shows increased binding to MyD88; BANK1 colocalizes with TLR7 and TLR9 in B cells, and stimulation increases co-localization with MyD88; BANK1 TIR domain is important for K63-linked polyubiquitination. |
Co-immunoprecipitation, point mutations, decoy peptides, confocal microscopy, IL-8 production assays |
Cellular & molecular immunology |
Medium |
31243359
|
| 2013 |
MyD88 determines cell fate decision (apoptosis vs. necroptosis) after UV irradiation in macrophages; MyD88-deficient macrophages show decreased apoptosis and increased necroptotic signaling (elevated RIP1, TNF-α release, reduced caspase-3 cleavage); TLR4-deficient macrophages phenocopy MyD88-deficient cells, placing TLR4-MyD88 axis as key regulator of UV-induced cell death pathway choice. |
MyD88 and TLR4 KO macrophages, caspase assays, DNA laddering, TLR-specific KO comparison |
Innate immunity |
Medium |
24048771
|
| 2016 |
TLR3 acts through MYD88 to negatively regulate DISC1 expression in neurons, impairing dendritic arborization; impaired dendritic morphology from TLR3 activation is rescued by MYD88 deficiency or DISC1 overexpression; this MYD88-mediated suppression is cytokine-independent. |
Cultured neurons, in vivo mouse brain, MYD88 knockout, TLR3 agonists, DISC1 overexpression rescue |
EMBO reports |
Medium |
27979975
|
| 2022 |
MyD88 L265P is found in normal precursor and mature B lymphocytes from patients with lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma, establishing MYD88 L265P as a preneoplastic (pre-malignant) event; a mouse model based on mutated MYD88 in B cell precursors combined with BCL2 overexpression reconstitutes lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma. |
Multi-stage B lineage sequencing, whole-genome sequencing, transgenic mouse model |
Science advances |
Medium |
35044826
|