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- 1Scientists Find HERC4 Flips TNF Signals From Survival to Cell Death▼Scientists Identify HERC4 as the Molecular Switch That Turns TNF Survival Signals Into Cell Death
Researchers have identified HERC4 as a molecular switch that determines whether TNF, a signalling molecule involved in inflammation, promotes cell survival or triggers cell death. The finding suggests HERC4 helps redirect TNF signalling toward cell death, offering potential insight into inflammatory diseases and cancer, where this balance malfunctions. Coverage so far is limited to science news outlets, and details of the underlying study remain sparse in the available reporting.