title: The IKK complex: an integrator of all signals that activate NF-kappaB?
abstract: The NF-kappaB family of transcription factors plays a crucial role in the immune, inflammatory and apoptotic responses. These proteins are normally found in the cytoplasm, retained by interaction with an inhibitory molecule called IkappaB. Activation of the NF-kappaB signalling cascade results in phosphorylation and degradation of IkappaB, allowing nuclear translocation of the NF-kappaB complexes. The recent identification of a high-molecular-weight complex containing two kinases and a regulatory subunit has led to a flurry of new results that shed light on some of the most complex mechanisms contributing to the exquisite regulation of NF-kappaB activity.
authors.affiliation: Unité de Biologie Moléculaire de l'expression Génique, URA 1773 CNRS, Institut Pasteur, 25 rue du Dr Roux, 75724 Paris Cedex 15, France. aisrael@pasteur.fr
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authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Israël
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D006801:Humans; D051550:I-kappa B Kinase; D016328:NF-kappa B / Q000378:metabolism*; D017346:Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases / Q000378:metabolism*; D015398:Signal Transduction
chemical_list: D016328:NF-kappa B; D017346:Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases; C496559:CHUK protein, human; D051550:I-kappa B Kinase; C496560:IKBKB protein, human; C496565:IKBKE protein, human