Fig. 5. A working model for the role of USP11 in the negative regulation of TNFα-mediated IκBα ubiquitination and NF-κB activation.
TNFα induces IKKβ-mediated IκBα phosphorylation and ubiquitination. USP11 is constitutively associated with IκBα and acts as an IκBα deubiquitinase to inhibit TNFα-induced IκBα ubiquitination and degradation. USP11 plays a critical role in the downregulation of the NF-κB activation, probably along with USP15.