title: Post-translational modification of RelA(p65) NF-kappaB.
abstract: Stimulation with diverse agents activates the NF-kappaB (nuclear factor kappaB) transcription factor, affecting inflammatory and immune responses, proliferation, differentiation, apoptosis and tumourigenesis. Determining how NF-kappaB elicits such distinct responses is essential to understanding NF-kappaB function in diseased tissues. Recent developments illustrating that post-translational modification of NF-kappaB subunits influences their nuclear role are discussed. These observations suggest that diagnosis and new therapies based on reprogramming NF-kappaB activity could be more efficient than total NF-kappaB inhibition.
authors.affiliation: Division of Gene Regulation and Expression, School of Life Sciences, MSI/WTB Complex, Dow Street, University of Dundee, Dundee DD1 5EH, Scotland, UK. k.j.campbell@dundee.ac.uk
authors.forename: K J
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Campbell
authors.forename: N D
authors.initials: ND
authors.lastname: Perkins
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D017209:Apoptosis / Q000502:physiology; D002454:Cell Differentiation / Q000502:physiology; D002455:Cell Division / Q000502:physiology; D019281:Dimerization; D006801:Humans; D007249:Inflammation / Q000503:physiopathology; D008954:Models, Biological; D016328:NF-kappa B / Q000378:metabolism*; D010766:Phosphorylation; D011499:Protein Processing, Post-Translational; D051996:Transcription Factor RelA
chemical_list: D016328:NF-kappa B; D051996:Transcription Factor RelA