title: Ubiquitin signalling in the NF-kappaB pathway.
abstract: The transcription factor NF-kappaB (nuclear factor kappa enhancer binding protein) controls many processes, including immunity, inflammation and apoptosis. Ubiquitination regulates at least three steps in the NF-kappaB pathway: degradation of IkappaB (inhibitor of NF-kappaB), processing of NF-kappaB precursors, and activation of the IkappaB kinase (IKK). Recent studies have revealed several enzymes involved in the ubiquitination and deubiquitination of signalling proteins that mediate IKK activation through a degradation-independent mechanism.
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular Biology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 5323 Harry Hines Boulevard, Dallas, TX 75390-9148, USA. zhijian.chen@utsouthwestern.edu
authors.forename: Zhijian J
authors.initials: ZJ
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D006801:Humans; D051550:I-kappa B Kinase; D020672:I-kappa B Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D048031:JNK Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases / Q000378:metabolism; D008213:Lymphocyte Activation / Q000502:physiology; D048670:MAP Kinase Kinase 4; D020930:MAP Kinase Kinase Kinases / Q000378:metabolism; D020929:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Kinases / Q000378:metabolism; D008954:Models, Biological; D016328:NF-kappa B / Q000378:metabolism*; D011494:Protein Kinases / Q000378:metabolism; D017346:Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases / Q000378:metabolism; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000502:physiology*; D047992:TNF Receptor-Associated Factor 2 / Q000378:metabolism; D048029:TNF Receptor-Associated Factor 6 / Q000378:metabolism; D025801:Ubiquitin / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology*; D044767:Ubiquitin-Protein Ligases / Q000378:metabolism; D000099151:MAP Kinase Kinase Kinase 7
chemical_list: D051550:I-kappa B Kinase; D020672:I-kappa B Proteins; D048031:JNK Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases; D048670:MAP Kinase Kinase 4; D020930:MAP Kinase Kinase Kinases; D020929:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Kinases; D016328:NF-kappa B; D011494:Protein Kinases; D017346:Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases; D047992:TNF Receptor-Associated Factor 2; D048029:TNF Receptor-Associated Factor 6; D025801:Ubiquitin; D044767:Ubiquitin-Protein Ligases; D000099151:MAP Kinase Kinase Kinase 7; C083487:I kappa B beta protein; C496559:CHUK protein, human; C496560:IKBKB protein, human; C496565:IKBKE protein, human