title: Rel/NF-kappa B and I kappa B proteins: an overview.
abstract: Rel/NF-kappa B proteins constitute a family of structurally-related transcription factors that are regulated by interaction with a family of regulatory proteins, the I kappa B proteins. In this review, we will familiarize the reader with the known Rel/NF-kappa B and I kappa B molecules, and will discuss the types of interactions that occur between these proteins to regulate their function. In addition, we will describe what is known about the structure of Rel/NF-kappa B transcription complexes on DNA. Lastly, we will discuss the wide variety of biological stimuli and conditions which activate NF-kappa B and the genes whose expression are regulated by this family of transcription factors.
authors.affiliation: Section of Immunobiology, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520, USA.
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: May
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ghosh
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation; D006801:Humans; D016328:NF-kappa B / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology; D011487:Protein Conformation; D011518:Proto-Oncogene Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship; D051841:Transcription Factor RelB; D014157:Transcription Factors
chemical_list: D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D016328:NF-kappa B; D011518:Proto-Oncogene Proteins; C497593:RELB protein, human; D014157:Transcription Factors; D051841:Transcription Factor RelB