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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
19
pubmed:dateCreated
2000-6-8
pubmed:abstractText
The IkappaB kinases IKKalpha and IKKbeta are critical in activating the NF-kappaB pathway. Although these proteins have a similar structure that includes kinase, leucine zipper, and helix-loop-helix domains, they exhibit marked differences in their kinase activity and functional properties. For example, IKKbeta has a 10-20-fold higher level of kinase activity for IkappaBalpha than does IKKalpha. Furthermore, disruption of the murine IKKbeta gene, but not the IKKalpha gene, results in severe defects in activating the NF-kappaB pathway. Mice lacking IKKbeta succumb to severe hepatic apoptosis because of failure to activate the NF-kappaB pathway, whereas mice deficient in IKKalpha exhibit skin and skeletal abnormalities and an embryonic lethal phenotype. To better characterize differences in the functional properties of these kinases, hybrid IKK proteins were constructed by domain swapping, and their kinase activity was assayed. These studies demonstrated that differences in the IKKalpha and IKKbeta helix-loop-helix domains are primarily responsible for differences in their kinase activity. In contrast, their kinase and leucine zipper domains exhibited relatively conserved function. These studies further define the properties of IKKalpha and IKKbeta, which are involved in their unique regulatory roles.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Anti-Inflammatory Agents..., http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Aspirin, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Chuk protein, mouse, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/DNA Primers, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Enzyme Inhibitors, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/I-kappa B Kinase, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Ikbkb protein, mouse, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Ikbke protein, mouse, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/NF-kappa B, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Protein-Serine-Threonine Kinases, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Sulindac, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/sulindac sulfide
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
0021-9258
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
12
pubmed:volume
275
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
14752-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-19
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2000
pubmed:articleTitle
Analysis of domains in the IKKalpha and IKKbeta proteins that regulate their kinase activity.
pubmed:affiliation
Division of Hematology-Oncology, Department of Medicine, Harold Simmons Cancer Center, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas 75235-8594, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.