title: I kappa B-beta regulates the persistent response in a biphasic activation of NF-kappa B.
abstract: We have cloned the cDNA encoding I kappa B-beta, one of the two major I kappa B isoforms in mammalian cells. The recombinant I kappa B- beta protein interacts with equal affinity to p65 and c-Rel and does not exhibit a preference between these Rel proteins. Instead the primary difference between I kapp B-alpha and I kappa B-beta is in their response to different inducers of NF-kappa B activity. One class of inducers causes rapid but transient activation of NF-kappa B by primarily affecting I kappa B-alpha complexes, whereas another class of inducers causes persistent activation of NF-kapa B by affecting both I kappa B-alpha and I kappa B-beta complexes. Therefore, the overall activation of NF-kappa B consists of two overlapping phases, a transient phase mediated through I kappa B-alpha and a persistent phase mediated through I kappa B-beta.
authors.affiliation: Section of Immunobiology, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06520.
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Thompson
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Phillips
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Erdjument-Bromage
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Tempst
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ghosh
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D018076:DNA, Complementary / Q000235:genetics; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism*; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation; D020672:I-kappa B Proteins; D008168:Lung / Q000737:chemistry; D051379:Mice; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D000072000:NF-KappaB Inhibitor alpha; D016328:NF-kappa B / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000378:metabolism*; D011485:Protein Binding; D011518:Proto-Oncogene Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D020569:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-rel; D011817:Rabbits; D017421:Sequence Analysis; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid
chemical_list: D018076:DNA, Complementary; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; C083487:I kappa B beta protein; D020672:I-kappa B Proteins; D016328:NF-kappa B; C000606205:Nfkbia protein, mouse; D011518:Proto-Oncogene Proteins; D020569:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-rel; D000072000:NF-KappaB Inhibitor alpha