简介:NF-κBisatranscriptionfactorofeukaryote,fivemembersofwhosefamilyinmammalsandthreeindrosophila.TranscriptionfactorsoftheNF-κfamilyareactivatedinresponsetosignalsthatleadtocellgrowth,differentiation,apoptosisandotherevents.NF-κBtakespartinexpressionofnumerouscytokinesandadhesionmoleculeswhicharecriticalelementsinvolvedintheregulationofimmuneresponses.Inthisreview,wefocusonourcurrentunderstandingofNF-κBsignalpathwayanditsroleintheinnateandadaptiveimmuneresponsesinwhichthesetranscriptionfactorshaveakeyregulatoryfunction.Furthermorewereviewwhatiscurrentlyknownabouttheireffectsassociatedwithapoptosis.Cellular&MolecularImmunology.2004;1(5):343-350.
简介:ThemolecularmechanismsforNF-κBsignalingtransductionandtranscriptionhavebeenthemostattractivesubjectsforbothbasicresearchandpharmaceuticalindustriesduetoitsimportantrolesinbothphysiologicalandpathogenesis,particularlythecloseassociationofdysregulatedNF-κBwithtumorgenesisandinflammation.SeveralnovelintracellularmoleculareventsthatregulateNF-κBactivityhavebeendescribedrecently,includingthediscoveryofanalternativesignalingpathwaythatappearsinducingaspecificsubsetgenesinvolvedinadoptiveimmuneresponse.Multi-levelandmulti-dimensionalregulationofNF-κBactivitybyphosphorylationandacetylationmodificationshaveunveiledandbecamethehottesttargetsforpotentiallytissuespecificmolecularinterventions.AnotheremergingmechanismforNF-κB-responsivegene'sregulationwhereNF-κBparticipatesthetranscriptionalregulationindependentofitscognateregulatorybindingsitewithinthetargetgene'spromoterbutfacilitatingthetransactionactivityofotherinvolvedtranscriptionfactors,thatimplicatedannoveltranscriptionalactivitiesforNF-κB.Thus,thecurrentreviewwillfocusontheserecentprogressesthathavebeenmadeonNF-κBsignalingtransductionandtranscription.Cellular&MolecularImmunology.2004;1(6):425-435.
简介:许多人类疾病的发生和发展可归因于一些基因的异常表达,从而导致疾病的发生。其中一部分基因是在核因子kappaB(nuclearfactor-kappaB,NF—κB)调控下进行的。NF—κ是广泛存在于哺乳动物中的转录因子,是由Sen等于1986年首先在B细胞中发现的一种核蛋白。因它能与B细胞免疫球蛋白上的K轻链基因增强子κB序列(GGGACTITCC)特异结合而得名。实际上它能与多种细胞基因的启动子和增强子序列位点发生特异性结合,并促进转录和表达,参与众多与免疫和炎症反应有关的基因转录的调控。它的异常激活或完全抑制与多种疾病的发生有关。在控制细胞增殖、凋亡、肿瘤的发生、发展和耐药问题上均起着重要的作用。因此深入探讨NF—κB在体内病理状态下的活化机制以及其与细胞、基因之间的调节作用具有重要的意义。现就NF—κB的组成、结构、激活途径以及与肿瘤的关系作一综述。
简介:Objective:Cancercellradioresistanceisastumblingblockinradiationtherapy.TheactivityinthenuclearfactorkappaB(NFκB)pathwaycorrelateswithanti-apoptoticmechanismsandincreasedradioresistance.TheIKKcomplexplaysamajorroleinNFκBactivationuponnumeroussignals.Inthisstudy,weexaminedtheinteractionbetweenionizingradiation(IR)anddifferentmembersoftheIKK-NFκBpathway,aswellasupstreamactivators,RAF1,ERK,andAKT1.Methods:Theeffectof4GyofIRontheexpressionoftheRAF1-ERK-IKK-NFκBpathwaywasexaminedinA549andH1299lungcancercelllinesusingWesternblotanalysisandconfocalmicroscopy.WeexaminedchangesinradiationsensitivityusinggenesilencingorpharmacologicalinhibitorsofERKandIKKβ.Results:IKKα,IKKγ,andIκBαincreaseduponexposuretoIR,therebyaffectingnuclearlevelsofNFκB(phospho-p65).ERKinhibitionorsiRNA-mediateddown-regulationofRAF1suppressedthepost-irradiationsurvivaloftheexaminedlungcancercelllines.AsimilareffectwasdetectedonsurvivaluponsilencingIKKα/IKKγorinhibitingIKKβ.Conclusions:ExposureoflungcancercellstoIRresultsinNFκBactivationviaIKK.ThegeneticorpharmacologicalblockageoftheRAF1-ERK-IKK-NFκBpathwaysensitizescellstotherapeuticdosesofradiation.Therefore,theIKKpathwayisapromisingtargetfortherapeuticinterventionincombinationwithradiotherapy.
简介:摘要目的研究NF-κB在非小细胞肺癌中的表达与临床病理特征的关系。方法免疫组化方法检测62例非小细胞肺癌及20例癌旁肺肿瘤肺组织中NF-κB的表达。结果NF-κB在NSCLC中阳性表达率(77%(48/62))显著高于癌旁非肿瘤肺组织(45%(9/20)),差异有统计学意义(P<0.05)。NF-B阳性表达率在患者的性别、年龄、病理类型、解剖学位置、肿瘤最大径方面,差异无统计学意义(P>0.05);在细胞分化程度、淋巴结转移和TNM分期方面,差异有统计学意义(P<0.05)。结论非小细胞肺癌中存在NF-B的高表达,且与非小细胞肺癌的增殖、侵袭、转移有关。NF-κB可作为非小细胞肺癌治疗的新靶点。