Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
Comparative Study
. 1991 Mar 8;64(5):961-9.
doi: 10.1016/0092-8674(91)90320-x.

DNA binding and I kappa B inhibition of the cloned p65 subunit of NF-kappa B, a rel-related polypeptide

Affiliations
Comparative Study

DNA binding and I kappa B inhibition of the cloned p65 subunit of NF-kappa B, a rel-related polypeptide

G P Nolan et al. Cell. .

Abstract

The sequence and biochemical properties of the product of the cloned cDNA for the p65 subunit of nuclear factor kappa B (NF-kappa B) have been determined. The cDNA has an open reading frame of 549 amino acids capable of encoding a 60 kd protein. NF-kappa B p65 contains an amino-terminal region of 320 amino acids with extensive similarity to the oncogene c-rel and lesser similarity to NF-kappa B p50. In vitro translated p65 forms a DNA-binding complex with NF-kappa B p50, and the binding of this complex can be specifically inhibited by purified I kappa B. Progressive carboxy-terminal deletions of p65 show that, contrary to previous assumptions, p65 does include a DNA-binding domain that in vivo might become activated only through hetero-oligomerization with p50. DNA binding by truncated p65 is inhibited by I kappa B, thus mapping the I kappa B interaction domain to the rel-homologous region and suggesting that I kappa B exerts its inhibitory effect upon NF-kappa B primarily through interaction with p65.

PubMed Disclaimer

Similar articles

Cited by

Publication types

MeSH terms