Alias |
Avian reticuloendotheliosis viral (v rel) oncogene homolog A antibody; MGC131774 antibody; NF kappa B p65delta3 antibody; nfkappabp65 antibody; NFkB p65 antibody; NFKB3 antibody; Nuclear factor kappaB antibody; Nuclear Factor NF Kappa B p65 Subunit antibody; Nuclear factor NF-kappa-B p65 subunit antibody; Nuclear factor of kappa light polypeptide gene enhancer in B cells 3 antibody; Nuclear factor of kappa light polypeptide gene enhancer in B-cells 3 antibody; OTTHUMP00000233473 antibody; OTTHUMP00000233474 antibody; OTTHUMP00000233475 antibody; OTTHUMP00000233476 antibody; OTTHUMP00000233900 antibody; p65 antibody; p65 NF kappaB antibody; p65 NFkB antibody; relA antibody; TF65_HUMAN antibody; Transcription factor NFKB3 antibody; Transcription factor p65 antibody; v rel avian reticuloendotheliosis viral oncogene homolog A (nuclear factor of kappa light polypeptide gene enhancer in B cells 3 (p65)) antibody; V rel avian reticuloendotheliosis viral oncogene homolog A antibody; v rel reticuloendotheliosis viral oncogene homolog A (avian) antibody; V rel reticuloendotheliosis viral oncogene homolog A, nuclear factor of kappa light polypeptide gene enhancer in B cells 3, p65 antibody, NFKB3, Nuclear factor NF-kappa-B p65 subunit, RELA, TF65, Transcription factor p65 |
Background |
NF-kappa-B is a pleiotropic transcription factor present in almost all cell types and is the endpoint of a series of signal transduction events that are initiated by a vast array of stimuli related to many biological processes such as inflammation, immunity, differentiation, cell growth, tumorigenesis and apoptosis. NF-kappa-B is a homo- or heterodimeric complex formed by the Rel-like domain-containing proteins RELA/p65, RELB, NFKB1/p105, NFKB1/p50, REL and NFKB2/p52 and the heterodimeric p65-p50 complex appears to be most abundant one. The dimers bind at kappa-B sites in the DNA of their target genes and the individual dimers have distinct preferences for different kappa-B sites that they can bind with distinguishable affinity and specificity. Different dimer combinations act as transcriptional activators or repressors, respectively. NF-kappa-B is controlled by various mechanisms of post-translational modification and subcellular compartmentalization as well as by interactions with other cofactors or corepressors. NF-kappa-B complexes are held in the cytoplasm in an inactive state complexed with members of the NF-kappa-B inhibitor (I-kappa-B) family. In a conventional activation pathway, I-kappa-B is phosphorylated by I-kappa-B kinases (IKKs) in response to different activators, subsequently degraded thus liberating the active NF-kappa-B complex which translocates to the nucleus. NF-kappa-B heterodimeric p65-p50 and p65-c-Rel complexes are transcriptional activators. The NF-kappa-B p65-p65 complex appears to be involved in invasin-mediated activation of IL-8 expression. The inhibitory effect of I-kappa-B upon NF-kappa-B the cytoplasm is exerted primarily through the interaction with p65. p65 shows a weak DNA-binding site which could contribute directly to DNA binding in the NF-kappa-B complex. Associates with chromatin at the NF-kappa-B promoter region via association with DDX1.
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