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First published online October 13, 2004
doi: 10.1242/10.1242/jcs.01483
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B: a key to survival

The Ben May Institute for Cancer Research, The University of Chicago, 924 East 57th Street, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
Author for correspondence (e-mail: gfranzos{at}midway.uchicago.edu)
In addition to marshalling immune and inflammatory responses, transcription factors of the NF-
B family control cell survival. This control is crucial to a wide range of biological processes, including B and T lymphopoiesis, adaptive immunity, oncogenesis and cancer chemoresistance. During an inflammatory response, NF-
B activation antagonizes apoptosis induced by tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-
, a protective activity that involves suppression of the Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK) cascade. This suppression can involve upregulation of the Gadd45-family member Gadd45ß/Myd118, which associates with the JNK kinase MKK7/JNKK2 and blocks its catalytic activity. Upregulation of XIAP, A20 and blockers of reactive oxygen species (ROS) appear to be important additional means by which NF-
B blunts JNK signaling. These recent findings might open up entirely new avenues for therapeutic intervention in chronic inflammatory diseases and certain cancers; indeed, the Gadd45ß-MKK7 interaction might be a key target for such intervention.
Key words: NF-
B, JNK, Gadd45ß, TNF-
, Apoptosis
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