FADD binds Casp-8 and then cFLIP to form the FADD-Casp8-cFLIP complex. The authors found that the DED complex could assemble in reverse order, where cFLIP oligomerizes to bind Casp-8. The resultant complex could bind FADD, generating the cFLIP-Casp-8-FADD complex by a different mechanism.
- Chao-Yu Yang
- Yi-Chun Tseng
- Su-Chang Lin