Identifiers
NAME:IL18:IL18R1:IL18RAP:MYD88
Maps_Modules
MODULE:RECRUITMENT_OF_IMMUNE_CELLS
References
DENDRITIC_CELL
CASCADE:IL18
PMID:10679398
IL-18 receptor system consists of a ligand-binding subunit, IL-1Rrp and a signal transducing subunit, AcPL, analogous to the IL-1 receptor system.
The activated IL-1R–AcP complex recruits the serine/threonine kinase IL-1-receptor-associated kinase (IRAK) via the adaptor protein, MyD88.
After IRAK is phosphorylated, it dissociates from the receptor complex and interacts with TNF-receptor-associated factor 6 (TRAF6), which then relays the signal via NF-κB-inducing kinase (NIK) to two I-κB kinases (IKK-1 and IKK-2) leading to NF-κB activation.