Year: 2008
Type: article
Abstract: Mammalian inflammatory signaling, for which NF-kappaB is a principal transcription factor, is an exquisite example of how cellular signaling pathways can be regulated to produce different yet specific responses to different inflammatory insults. Mathematical models, tightly linked to experiment, have been instrumental in unraveling the forms of regulation in NF-kappaB signaling and their underlying molecular mechanisms. Our initial model of the IkappaB-NF-kappaB signaling module highlighted the role of negative feedback in the control of NF-kappaB temporal dynamics and gene expression. Subsequent studies sparked by this work have helped to characterize additional feedback loops, the input-output behavior of the module, crosstalk between multiple NF-kappaB-activating pathways, and NF-kappaB oscillations. We anticipate that computational techniques will enable further progress in the NF-kappaB field, and the signal transduction field in general, and we discuss potential upcoming developments.
Source: Molecular Systems Biology
DOI: 10.1038/msb.2008.30
Institutions: Johns Hopkins University, University of California San Diego
Language: English
Topic: NF-κB Signaling Pathways
Subfield: Cancer Research
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $7,990
OpenAlex ID: W2154401739