Methodology to study NF-κB/RelA ubiquitination in vivo

Methods Mol Biol. 2015:1280:371-81. doi: 10.1007/978-1-4939-2422-6_22.

Abstract

Nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-κB) is a family of transcription factors that regulate immune responses, cell proliferation, differentiation, and survival. Activity of the NF-κΒ pathway on a cellular level is tightly controlled through various mechanisms, one of which is the ubiquitin-dependent degradation of chromatin-bound NF-κB subunits. In general, the ubiquitination of NF-κB regulates the duration of gene transcription activated in response to inflammatory signals. In this article, we present protocols to examine the in vivo ubiquitination status of RelA, a critical protein of the NF-κB family.

MeSH terms

  • Blotting, Western / methods
  • Cell Line
  • Gene Expression
  • Humans
  • Immunoprecipitation / methods
  • NF-kappa B / genetics
  • NF-kappa B / metabolism*
  • Proteasome Endopeptidase Complex / metabolism
  • Proteolysis
  • Recombinant Fusion Proteins / genetics
  • Recombinant Fusion Proteins / metabolism
  • Signal Transduction
  • Transcription Factor RelA / genetics
  • Transcription Factor RelA / metabolism*
  • Ubiquitin / genetics
  • Ubiquitin / metabolism
  • Ubiquitination*

Substances

  • NF-kappa B
  • Recombinant Fusion Proteins
  • Transcription Factor RelA
  • Ubiquitin
  • Proteasome Endopeptidase Complex