title: Rel/NF-kappa B and I kappa B factors in oncogenesis.
abstract: Rel/NF-kappa B transcription factors play fundamental roles in the immune system. These structurally-related proteins share common pathways of activation that involve their release from inhibitory I kappa B factors in response to stimuli. Accumulating evidence also points to a role for Rel and I kappa B proteins in cellular growth control and oncogenesis. The rearrangement and amplification of genes encoding Rel/NF-kappa B and I kappa B proteins in several human cancers, together with the acute oncogenicity of the retroviral v-rel oncogene in birds and mammals, suggests a correlation between their effects on gene expression and their role in malignancy. This review focuses on the current status of the association of Rel/NF-kappa B and I kappa B proteins with neoplastic cell transformation in vitro and in vivo.
authors.affiliation: Center for Advanced Biotechnology and Medicine, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Piscataway. NJ 08854-5638, USA.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Luque
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Gélinas
mesh_terms: D002471:Cell Transformation, Neoplastic / Q000235:genetics*; D002472:Cell Transformation, Viral / Q000235:genetics*; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation; D015321:Gene Rearrangement; D005809:Genes, Regulator; D006801:Humans; D007938:Leukemia / Q000235:genetics*; D008223:Lymphoma / Q000235:genetics*; D016328:NF-kappa B / Q000235:genetics*; D009857:Oncogenes / Q000235:genetics; D011518:Proto-Oncogene Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D051841:Transcription Factor RelB; D014157:Transcription Factors
chemical_list: D016328:NF-kappa B; D011518:Proto-Oncogene Proteins; C497593:RELB protein, human; D014157:Transcription Factors; D051841:Transcription Factor RelB