| 1996 |
TAB1 was identified as a TAK1-binding protein via yeast two-hybrid screening; TAB1 and TAK1 co-immunoprecipitate from mammalian cells, and overproduction of TAB1 increases TAK1 kinase activity and enhances TGF-β-regulated promoter activity, establishing TAB1 as an activator of TAK1 MAPKKK. |
Yeast two-hybrid, co-immunoprecipitation, kinase activity assay, promoter reporter assay |
Science |
High |
8638164
|
| 2000 |
TAB1 activates TAK1 through a phosphorylation-dependent mechanism: association between the TAK1 kinase domain and the C-terminal region of TAB1 (C-terminal 24 amino acids required for association; additional Ser/Thr-rich sequences required for full activation) induces TAK1 autophosphorylation on two threonine residues in its activation loop. |
In vitro kinase assay, deletion mutagenesis, co-immunoprecipitation |
FEBS letters |
High |
10838074
|
| 2001 |
An evolutionarily conserved PYVDXA/TXF motif in the C-terminal 30 amino acids of TAB1 is necessary for TAK1 interaction and activation; NMR revealed this region forms a unique alpha-helical structure; Phe-484 within the conserved motif is critical for TAK1 binding. |
Deletion and alanine-substitution mutagenesis, NMR, co-immunoprecipitation, kinase assay |
The Journal of biological chemistry |
High |
11323434
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| 2002 |
TAB1 and TAK1 form a constitutively active complex when their minimal interacting domains are fused; the TAK1-TAB1 fusion protein shows intramolecular interaction (by co-IP), significant MAP3K activity in vitro, and activates JNK/p38 MAPKs and IKK in vivo, leading to IL-6 production. |
Co-immunoprecipitation, in vitro kinase assay, reporter assay, ELISA |
Biochemical and biophysical research communications |
Medium |
12372426
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| 2002 |
TAB1beta, a C-terminal splice variant of TAB1 lacking the TAK1-binding domain, interacts with p38alpha but not TAK1, and stimulates p38alpha autoactivation; knockdown of TAB1beta in MDA231 cells reduced basal p38alpha activity and cell invasiveness. |
Co-immunoprecipitation, kinase assay, RNA interference, invasion assay |
The Journal of biological chemistry |
Medium |
12429732
|
| 2002 |
MAPKK-independent activation of p38alpha occurs via direct interaction with TAB1, leading to autophosphorylation and activation of p38alpha; a TRAF6-TAB1-p38alpha ternary complex was detected, and stimulus-specific TAB1-dependent and -independent p38alpha activation was demonstrated. |
Co-immunoprecipitation, in vitro kinase assay, dominant-negative and overexpression experiments |
Science |
High |
11847341
|
| 2002 |
Targeted disruption of Tab1 in mice causes embryonic lethality with cardiovascular and lung dysmorphogenesis; Tab1-null embryonic fibroblasts display drastically reduced TAK1 kinase activity and decreased sensitivity to TGF-beta stimulation, demonstrating an essential in vivo role for TAB1 in TAK1 activation. |
Gene knockout (homologous recombination), embryo histology, in vitro kinase assay, TGF-beta signaling assay |
Mechanisms of development |
High |
12464436
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| 2003 |
TAK1/TAB1/NIK cascade mediates cytokine suppression of PPAR-gamma: IL-1 and TNF-alpha activate NF-kappaB through TAK1/TAB1/NIK, and activated NF-kappaB blocks PPAR-gamma DNA binding by forming a complex with PPAR-gamma and its co-activator PGC-2, thereby suppressing adipogenesis. |
Reporter assay, co-immunoprecipitation, dominant-negative overexpression, chromatin binding assay |
Nature cell biology |
Medium |
12598905
|
| 2003 |
TAB1-associated p38alpha autophosphorylation mediates ischemic p38 activation in the myocardium independent of MKK3; in ischemic (but not TNF-exposed) hearts, p38-MAPK associates with TAB1, and p38 inhibitor SB203580 reduces both TAB1-dependent p38 phosphorylation and infarction volume. |
Perfused heart ischemia model (mkk3-/- mice), co-immunoprecipitation, adenoviral overexpression, SB203580 pharmacology |
Circulation research |
High |
12829618
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| 2004 |
Phosphorylation of TAK1 at Thr-187 is essential for its activation; intermolecular autophosphorylation of Thr-187 is required; TAB1 and TAB2 both contribute to TAK1 phosphorylation but regulate it differentially; p38alpha/TAB1/TAB2-mediated feedback control suppresses TAK1 Thr-187 phosphorylation. |
Phospho-specific immunoblotting, alanine-substitution mutagenesis, RNAi, kinase assay |
The Journal of biological chemistry |
High |
15590691
|
| 2004 |
TAB1 expression in anergic CD4+ T cells activates p38alpha (MKK-independent) to suppress IL-2 production and promote IL-10 production, maintaining T cell anergy; inhibition of p38 or p38 dominant-negative rescued IL-2 and ERK activity in TAB1-expressing T hybridoma cells. |
Retroviral transduction, p38 inhibitor (SB203580), dominant-negative p38, cytokine ELISA, kinase assay |
Molecular and cellular biology |
Medium |
15282297
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| 2005 |
Crystal structure of a TAK1 chimeric protein revealed a novel binding pocket on the TAK1 kinase domain whose shape complements a unique alpha-helix in the TAK1-binding domain of TAB1, providing structural basis for the intimate hydrophobic interaction mediating TAK1 activation by TAB1. |
X-ray crystallography |
Journal of molecular biology |
High |
16289117
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| 2005 |
AMPK promotes p38 MAPK activation in the ischemic heart by increasing recruitment of p38 to TAB1; TAB1 is physically associated with the alpha2 catalytic subunit of AMPK; p38 recruitment to TAB1/AMPK complexes requires AMPK activation and is reduced in AMPK-deficient hearts. |
AICAR treatment, transgenic kinase-dead AMPK mice, co-immunoprecipitation, ischemia model, glucose transport assay |
Circulation research |
High |
16179588
|
| 2005 |
TAB1 binds p38 and sequesters it in the cytoplasm, preventing p38 nuclear localization; TAB1 disrupts p38 interaction with MKK3 and redirects p38 to the cytosol; consequently, TAB1 expression antagonizes MKK3-induced downstream p38 activity and attenuates IL-1beta-induced inflammatory gene induction in cardiomyocytes. |
Overexpression, subcellular fractionation, co-immunoprecipitation, inflammatory gene reporter assay, confocal imaging |
The Journal of biological chemistry |
Medium |
16407200
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| 2005 |
TAK1 is dispensable (in vivo, in TAK1-null MEFs) for NF-kappaB and AP-1 activation by TNFR1, IL-1R, TLR3, and TLR4, whereas TAB1- and TAB2-null MEFs show normal activation through those pathways; TAK1 mediates IKK activation downstream of RIP1-TRAF2 (TNF) and MyD88-IRAK1-TRAF6 (IL-1). |
Conditional gene knockout in mice and MEFs, NF-kappaB/AP-1 reporter assay, epistasis analysis |
Genes & development |
High |
16260493
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| 2006 |
DUSP14 (MKP6) directly interacts with TAB1 and dephosphorylates TAB1 at Ser438, leading to TAB1-TAK1 complex inactivation; DUSP14-deficient T cells show enhanced phosphorylation of the TAB1-TAK1 complex and downstream JNK and IKK, and the enhanced activation was attenuated by TAB1 shRNA knockdown. |
Co-immunoprecipitation, phosphatase assay, DUSP14-deficient mice, TAB1 shRNA knockdown |
Journal of immunology |
High |
24403530
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| 2006 |
cGMP-dependent protein kinase I (PKG I) inhibits TAB1-p38 MAPK signaling: cGMP-activated PKG I interacts with p38 MAPK (requiring the N-terminal leucine-isoleucine zipper of PKG I) and prevents TAB1 binding to p38, thereby inhibiting p38 autophosphorylation and cardiac myocyte apoptosis during ischemia/reperfusion. |
Co-immunoprecipitation in HEK293 cells, cardiac myocyte-restricted PKG I knockout mice, simulated I/R, point mutant analysis |
The Journal of biological chemistry |
High |
16943189
|
| 2006 |
Pro412 in the C-terminus of TAB1 is essential for its interaction with p38alpha; a cryptic D-domain-like docking site adjacent to Pro412 engages the hydrophobic docking groove of p38alpha; p38alpha residues Thr218 and Ile275 (not found in p38beta) are required for specific TAB1 binding and TAB1-induced autophosphorylation. |
Deletion and point mutagenesis, co-immunoprecipitation, chimeric p38alpha/p38beta analysis, kinase assay |
Molecular and cellular biology |
High |
16648477
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| 2006 |
TGF-beta3/TbetaR1 complex associates with adaptor TAB1 to activate both p38 MAPK and ERK signaling pathways, disrupting both the blood-testis barrier and Sertoli-germ cell adhesion; when TbetaRI preferentially associates with CD2AP instead of TAB1, only Sertoli-germ cell adhesion is perturbed, demonstrating differential signal routing by adaptor association. |
Co-immunoprecipitation, in vitro Sertoli cell TJ assay, in vivo TGF-beta3 administration, dominant-negative constructs |
The Journal of biological chemistry |
Medium |
16617054
|
| 2007 |
The BIR1 domain of XIAP directly interacts with TAB1 to induce NF-kappaB activation via TAK1; crystal structures of BIR1, TAB1, and the BIR1/TAB1 complex revealed a butterfly-shaped BIR1 dimer; structure-based mutagenesis and TAB1 knockdown confirmed BIR1/TAB1 interaction is crucial for XIAP-induced TAK1 and NF-kappaB activation; Smac (caspase-inhibition antagonist) also inhibits the XIAP/TAB1 interaction. |
X-ray crystallography, surface plasmon resonance, structure-based mutagenesis, TAB1 knockdown, NF-kappaB reporter assay |
Molecular cell |
High |
17560374
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| 2008 |
TAB1 is required for TAK1 catalytic activity: TAK1 activity is undetectable in Tab1-/- MEFs after IL-1 or TNF stimulation. TAB1 is also required for p38alpha-mediated phosphorylation of TAB3 (at Ser60 and Thr404) within the TAK1 complex, acting as a scaffold that recruits p38alpha to TAK1. |
Tab1-/- MEF kinase assay, mass spectrometry phosphosite mapping, genetic epistasis with p38alpha/beta MAPK inhibitors |
The Biochemical journal |
High |
18021073
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| 2008 |
TAB1 interacts with IKKbeta to form TAB1:IKKbeta complexes in breast cancer cells undergoing EMT, leading to stimulation of a TAK1:IKKbeta:p65 pathway and NF-kappaB activation; a truncated TAB1(411) mutant reduced TGF-beta-mediated NF-kappaB activation and tumor growth. |
Co-immunoprecipitation, truncation mutant expression, NF-kappaB reporter, tumor xenograft |
Cancer research |
Medium |
18316610
|
| 2008 |
TAB1 mediates osmotic stress-induced TAK1 activation (but is dispensable for TNF- or IL-1-induced TAK1 activation in MEFs); the C-terminal 68 amino acids of TAB1 are sufficient for osmotic stress-induced TAK1 activation; cell shrinkage increases TAB1-TAK1 concentration, promoting oligomerization-dependent TAK1 activation. |
Tab1-/- MEFs, osmotic stress assay, TAB1 truncation mutants, kinase assay |
The Journal of biological chemistry |
High |
18829460
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| 2008 |
TAB4 (TIP) binds TAK1 directly, enhances TAK1 autophosphorylation, and stimulates phosphorylation of two sites in TAB1 as identified by mass spectrometry; TAB4 selectively promotes IKK phosphorylation and NF-kappaB signaling. |
Co-immunoprecipitation, mass spectrometry phosphosite identification, in vitro kinase assay, NF-kappaB reporter |
The Journal of biological chemistry |
Medium |
18456659
|
| 2009 |
TAK1-TAB1-TAB2 complex phosphorylates RCAN1 at Ser94 and Ser136, converting RCAN1 from an inhibitor to a facilitator of calcineurin-NFAT signaling; calcineurin in turn dephosphorylates and inhibits TAK1 and TAB1, forming a bidirectional regulatory loop; TAB2 bridges the TAK1-TAB1 and calcineurin-NFAT modules. |
In vitro kinase assay, co-immunoprecipitation, NFAT transcriptional reporter, cardiomyocyte hypertrophy assay, Rcan1/2- and Tab2-deficient MEFs |
Nature cell biology |
High |
19136967
|
| 2009 |
TGF-beta1-induced TAK1 activation in mesangial cells requires TAB1-mediated autophosphorylation and does not require TbetaRI kinase activity; TAB1 does not interact with TGF-beta receptors but is indispensable for TGF-beta1-induced TAK1 activation. |
Kinase-dead TbetaRI mutant, co-immunoprecipitation, kinase assay, deletion mutant analysis |
The Journal of biological chemistry |
Medium |
19556242
|
| 2012 |
TAB1 is O-GlcNAcylated on a single site, Ser395 (human), induced by IL-1 and osmotic stress; O-GlcNAcylation of TAB1 is required for full TAK1 activation upon IL-1/osmotic stress stimulation, and for downstream NF-kappaB activation and IL-6/TNFalpha production; the S395A O-GlcNAc-deficient TAB1 mutant fails to fully rescue signaling in Tab1-/- MEFs. |
O-GlcNAc-specific antibody, site-directed mutagenesis (S395A), Tab1-/- MEF reconstitution, kinase assay, ELISA |
The EMBO journal |
High |
22307082
|
| 2013 |
p38alpha autophosphorylation initiated by TAB1 occurs in cis by direct interaction with TAB1 residues 371-416; crystal structures of the p38alpha-TAB1 complex revealed a bipartite docking site on the p38alpha C-terminal lobe; TAB1 binding stabilizes active p38alpha and induces helical extension of the Thr-Gly-Tyr motif in the activation segment allowing autophosphorylation in cis; a cell-permeable TAT-TAB1(371-416) peptide rapidly activates p38 and perturbs cardiac function. |
X-ray crystallography, chemical-genetic approaches, coexpression in mammalian/bacterial/cell-free systems, FRET, isolated cardiac myocytes and perfused mouse hearts |
Nature structural & molecular biology |
High |
24037507
|
| 2013 |
USP18 deubiquitinates the TAK1-TAB1 complex, thereby restricting TAK1 activity; USP18-deficient T cells exhibit hyperactivation of NF-kappaB and NFAT and elevated IL-2, and USP18 physically associates with the TAK1-TAB1 complex. |
Co-immunoprecipitation, USP18-deficient mouse T cells, NF-kappaB/NFAT reporter assay, ubiquitination assay |
The Journal of experimental medicine |
Medium |
23825189
|
| 2013 |
TAB1 associates with MDM2 and inhibits its E3 ligase activity toward p53 and MDMX; p38alpha activated by TAB1 phosphorylates p53 N-terminal sites leading to selective induction of NOXA; TAB1-dependent MDMX stabilization is required for cell death after cisplatin treatment; TAB1 depletion inhibits MDM2 siRNA-mediated p53 accumulation. |
Co-immunoprecipitation, E3 ligase assay, siRNA knockdown, p53 target gene analysis, cell viability assay |
Genes & development |
Medium |
23934659
|
| 2014 |
TAB1 is identified as the direct binding target of triptolide (TP) in macrophages; TP inhibits TAK1 kinase activity by interfering with TAK1-TAB1 complex formation; the amino acid sequence between positions 373 and 502 of TAB1 is required for TP interaction. |
Pull-down assay, in vitro kinase assay, deletion mutagenesis, MAPK pathway inhibition assay |
Chemistry & biology |
Medium |
24462677
|
| 2014 |
EV71 3C protease cleaves TAB1 at Q414-G415 and Q451-S452 (as well as TAK1 and TAB2/TAB3), disrupting the TAK1/TAB complex and inhibiting NF-kappaB activation; 3C active-site mutants (H40D or C147S) abolish cleavage activity. |
In vitro cleavage assay, active-site mutagenesis, NF-kappaB luciferase reporter, overexpression in mammalian cells |
Journal of virology |
Medium |
24942571
|
| 2014 |
In senescent human T cells, AMPK triggers recruitment of p38 to the scaffold protein TAB1, causing autophosphorylation of p38 via an intrasensory (non-canonical) pathway; this AMPK-TAB1-p38 pathway inhibits telomerase activity, T cell proliferation, and TCR signalosome components; blockade of AMPK-TAB1-dependent p38 activation reverses the proliferative defect. |
Co-immunoprecipitation, AMPK inhibition, p38 inhibition, T cell functional assays (telomerase, proliferation) |
Nature immunology |
High |
25151490
|
| 2014 |
MEKK1 PHD motif mediates Lys63-linked polyubiquitination of TAB1 (using conjugating enzyme UBE2N), regulating TAK1 and MAPK activation by TGF-beta and EGF; protein microarray identified TAB1 as a PHD substrate; Map3k1(mPHD) ES cells exhibit defective non-canonical ubiquitination of TAB1. |
Protein microarray substrate identification, in vitro ubiquitination assay, Map3k1 PHD knock-in mouse ES cells, MAPK activation assay |
The EMBO journal |
Medium |
25260751
|
| 2015 |
E3 ubiquitin ligase Itch binds TAB1 through a conserved PPXY motif and ubiquitylates it, inhibiting p38alpha activation; knockdown of TAB1 attenuated prolonged p38alpha phosphorylation in Itch-/- cells; reconstitution with wild-type but not ligase-dead Itch-C830A inhibited p38alpha phosphorylation; a cell-permeable peptide blocking TAB1-p38alpha interaction attenuated skin inflammation. |
Co-immunoprecipitation, ubiquitination assay, shRNA knockdown, Itch-/- mouse model, reconstitution assay |
Science signaling |
High |
25714464
|
| 2017 |
E3 ubiquitin ligase RNF114 mediates ubiquitination and proteasomal degradation of TAB1 during maternal-to-zygotic transition; TAB1 degradation activates the NF-kappaB pathway and is required for MZT; five substrates of RNF114 were identified by protein microarray and validated by in vitro ubiquitination. |
Protein microarray, in vitro ubiquitination assay, Rnf114 knockdown in mouse oocytes, NF-kappaB activity assay |
EMBO reports |
Medium |
28073917
|
| 2018 |
Crystal structure of active pp38alpha-TAB1(1-438) complex defined 4 residues on TAB1 required for docking onto p38alpha; global TAB1 knock-in (KI) mice with these substitutions are viable; KI mice show significantly reduced infarction volume after in vivo ischemia and disabled TAB1 transphosphorylation, with only mild attenuation of myocardial p38alpha activation. |
X-ray crystallography, global knock-in mouse model, in vivo regional ischemia, infarction measurement, fragment screening |
JCI insight |
High |
30135318
|
| 2018 |
p38alpha autoactivation by TAB1 is critically dependent on Thr185 of p38alpha: replacing Thr185 with Gly (T185G) prevents an intramolecular hydrogen bond with Asp150, disrupting TAB1-induced conformational change in the activation segment without affecting TAB1 binding, upstream MAP2K activation, or downstream substrate phosphorylation; T185G p38alpha-expressing cardiac cells are resistant to ischemia injury. |
Crystal structure-guided mutagenesis, in vitro kinase assay, cardiac myocyte ischemia model, in vivo mouse assay |
Molecular and cellular biology |
High |
29229647
|
| 2018 |
Alpha-synuclein disrupts the anti-inflammatory effect of dopamine D2 receptor (Drd2) in astrocytes by inhibiting the association of beta-arrestin2 with TAB1, thereby promoting TAK1-TAB1 interaction and downstream neuroinflammation. |
Co-immunoprecipitation, Western blotting, beta-arrestin2 overexpression, primary astrocyte assay, A53T transgenic mice |
Journal of neuroinflammation |
Medium |
30200997
|
| 2019 |
Multiple GPCR agonists (thrombin, histamine, prostaglandin E2, ADP) activate p38 MAPK via a non-canonical TAB1-TAB2 and/or TAB1-TAB3-dependent autophosphorylation pathway in endothelial cells, with MKK3/6 activation virtually undetectable; cell-type-specific dependence on TAB1-TAB2 versus TAB1-TAB3 was demonstrated by siRNA knockdown. |
siRNA knockdown (TAB1, TAB2, TAB3), p38 autophosphorylation assay, MKK3/6 phosphorylation assay, IL-6 ELISA, multiple endothelial cell types |
The Journal of biological chemistry |
Medium |
30760523
|
| 2021 |
SARS-CoV-2 NSP5 (3CLpro) directly cleaves TAB1 in vitro; cleavage is specific and selective, providing a potential mechanism for enhanced cytokine production in COVID-19. |
In vitro cleavage assay with recombinant proteases |
Emerging microbes & infections |
Medium |
33372854
|
| 2021 |
TRIM26 catalyzes K11-linked polyubiquitination of TAB1 at Lys294, Lys319, and Lys335, enhancing TAK1 activation and downstream NF-kappaB and MAPK signaling; Trim26-knockout mice show reduced TAK1 activation and proinflammatory cytokine induction after LPS/TNF/IL-1beta stimulation and are protected from LPS-induced septic shock. |
In vitro ubiquitination assay, site-directed mutagenesis, Trim26-KO and Trim26-transgenic mice, kinase assay, septic shock model, DSS colitis model |
Cell death and differentiation |
High |
34017102
|
| 2022 |
GFAT1 interacts with TAB1 in a TAB1-Ser438 phosphorylation-dependent manner upon glucose deprivation; GFAT1 binding facilitates TTLL5-GFAT1-TAB1 complex formation; GFAT1 metabolic activity provides glutamate for TTLL5-mediated TAB1 glutamylation; glutamylated TAB1 recruits p38alpha MAPK to drive p38 activation and promote autophagy for tumor cell survival. |
Co-immunoprecipitation, mass spectrometry, site-directed mutagenesis (S438A), TTLL5 glutamylation assay, p38 activation assay, autophagy assay |
Cell discovery |
Medium |
35945223
|
| 2023 |
RNF207 promotes K63-linked ubiquitination of TAB1, triggering TAK1 autophosphorylation and activation of downstream p38 and JNK1/2, exacerbating pathological cardiac hypertrophy; TAB1 knockdown attenuated RNF207-overexpression-induced cardiomyocyte hypertrophy. |
Co-immunoprecipitation, in vitro ubiquitination assay, TAC mouse model, TAB1 knockdown in cardiomyocytes |
Cardiovascular research |
Medium |
35352799
|