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Akirins versus infection

Over 20 years have passed since the discovery of NF-κB and its signaling pathways, yet additional participants continue to be identified. The highly conserved protein Akirin is such an example.

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Figure 1: Model for Akirin and Akirin2 function.

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Beutler, B., Moresco, E. Akirins versus infection. Nat Immunol 9, 7–9 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1038/ni0108-7

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