RELA Antibody – Rabbit Polyclonal

NF-kappa-B is a ubiquitous transcription factor involved in several biological processes. It is held in the cytoplasm in an inactive state by specific inhibitors. Upon degradation of the inhibitor, NF-kappa-B moves to the nucleus and activates transcription of specific genes. NF-kappa-B is composed of NFKB1 or NFKB2 bound to either REL, RELA, or RELB. The most abundant form of NF-kappa-B is NFKB1 complexed with the product of this gene, RELA. Four transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Sep 2011]

NFkB-p65: a subunit of NF-kappa-B transcription complex, which plays a crucial role in inflammatory and immune responses. The inhibitory effect of I-kappa-B upon NF-kappa-B in the cytoplasm is exerted primarily through the interaction with p65. P65 shows a weak DNA-binding site which could contribute directly to DNA binding in the NF-kappa-B complex. There are five NFkB proteins in mammals (RelA/NFkB-p65, RelB, c-Rel, NF-_B1/NFkB-p105, and NF-_B2/NFkB-p100). They form a variety of homodimers and heterodimers, each of which activates its own characteristic set of genes. Three splice-variant isoforms have been identified.

Protein type: DNA-binding; Nuclear receptor co-regulator; Transcription factor

Chromosomal Location of Human Ortholog: 11q13

Cellular Component: nucleoplasm; transcription factor complex; cytoplasm; cytosol; nucleus

Molecular Function: RNA polymerase II transcription factor activity, enhancer binding; identical protein binding; transcription activator binding; protein N-terminus binding; transcription factor binding; protein kinase binding; NF-kappaB binding; protein binding; DNA binding; protein heterodimerization activity; ubiquitin protein ligase binding; protein complex binding; chromatin binding; phosphate binding; transcription factor activity

Biological Process: nerve growth factor receptor signaling pathway; viral reproduction; positive regulation of transcription, DNA-dependent; negative regulation of insulin receptor signaling pathway; toll-like receptor 3 signaling pathway; T cell receptor signaling pathway; activation of NF-kappaB transcription factor; toll-like receptor 5 signaling pathway; hair follicle development; toll-like receptor 4 signaling pathway; defense response to virus; response to drug; positive regulation of I-kappaB kinase/NF-kappaB cascade; membrane protein intracellular domain proteolysis; acetaldehyde metabolic process; response to amino acid stimulus; toll-like receptor 2 signaling pathway; organ morphogenesis; positive regulation of chondrocyte differentiation; response to mechanical stimulus; response to muramyl dipeptide; positive regulation of transcription from RNA polymerase II promoter; toll-like receptor 9 signaling pathway; response to progesterone stimulus; negative regulation of protein catabolic process; negative regulation of transcription, DNA-dependent; negative regulation of apoptosis; transcription from RNA polymerase II promoter; response to cAMP; response to morphine; negative regulation of transcription from RNA polymerase II promoter; response to insulin stimulus; toll-like receptor 10 signaling pathway; response to organic substance; positive regulation of cell proliferation; positive regulation of interferon type I production; inflammatory response; aging; positive regulation of Schwann cell differentiation; cytokine and chemokine mediated signaling pathway; MyD88-independent toll-like receptor signaling pathway; liver development; response to UV-B; MyD88-dependent toll-like receptor signaling pathway; positive regulation of interleukin-12 biosynthetic process; regulation of inflammatory response; toll-like receptor signaling pathway; innate immune response; cellular defense response; response to cobalamin