BAFF-induced NEMO-independent processing of NF-κB2 in maturing B cells
- 23 September 2002
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in Nature Immunology
- Vol. 3 (10) , 958-965
- https://doi.org/10.1038/ni842
Abstract
NF-κB is usually activated by signal-induced, ubiquitin-mediated degradation of its inhibitor, IκB. This process is initiated by phosphorylation of IκB by the IκB kinase (IKK) complex, predominantly by the IKKβ catalytic subunit, and requires the regulatory subunit IKKγ (NEMO). Another activation pathway, with no known physiological inducers, involves ubiquitin-mediated processing of the NF-κB2 inhibitory protein p100 and is dependent on phosphorylation of p100 by IKKα. We show here that B cell–activating factor (BAFF) activates this second pathway and that this requires the BAFF receptor (BAFF-R), the NF-κB–inducing kinase (NIK) and protein synthesis, but not NEMO. This NEMO-independent cascade is physiologically relevant for the survival and, hence, progression of maturing splenic B cells.Keywords
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