Activate NF-kappa B or die?

Curr Biol. 1997 Feb 1;7(2):R94-6. doi: 10.1016/s0960-9822(06)00046-7.

Abstract

Activation of the transcription factor NF-kappaB has been linked to apoptosis, with the factor playing either an anti-apoptotic or a pro-apoptotic role, depending on the type of cell in which it is expressed.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Antineoplastic Agents / toxicity
  • Apoptosis* / drug effects
  • Glutamic Acid / toxicity
  • Humans
  • Models, Biological
  • NF-kappa B / biosynthesis
  • NF-kappa B / drug effects
  • NF-kappa B / physiology*
  • Receptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor / physiology

Substances

  • Antineoplastic Agents
  • NF-kappa B
  • Receptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor
  • Glutamic Acid