SARM, SAMD2, MyD88-5, Sterile alpha and TIR motif-containing protein 1, Sterile alpha and Armadillo repeat protein, Sterile alpha motif domain-containing protein 2, SAM domain-containing protein 2, Tir-1 homolog, SARM1, KIAA0524
Negative regulator of MYD88- and TRIF-dependent toll-like receptor signaling pathway which plays a pivotal role in activating axonal degeneration following injury. Promotes Wallerian degeneration an injury-induced axonal death pathway which involves degeneration of an axon distal to the injury site. Can activate neuronal death in response to stress. Regulates dendritic arborization through the MAPK4-JNK pathway. Involved in innate immune response. Inhibits both TICAM1/TRIF- and MYD88-dependent activation of JUN/AP-1, TRIF-dependent activation of NF-kappa-B and IRF3, and the phosphorylation of MAPK14/p38.
