Optineurin (OPTN)

Plays an essential part in the maintenance of the Golgi complex, in membrane trafficking, in exocytosis, through its interaction with myosin VI and Rab8 (PubMed:27534431). Links myosin VI to the Golgi complex and plays an important role in Golgi ribbon formation (PubMed:27534431).

Mechanistically, recruits TBK1 in the Golgi apparatus, boosting its trans-phosphorylation after RLR or TLR3 stimulation (PubMed:27538435). In turn, triggered TBK1 phosphorylates its downstream partner IRF3 to generate IFN-beta.