REL Antibody – Rabbit Polyclonal

The REL gene encodes c-Rel, a transcription factor that is a member of the Rel/NFKB family, which also includes RELA (MIM 164014), RELB (604758), NFKB1 (MIM 164011), and NFKB2 (MIM 164012). These proteins are related through a highly conserved N-terminal region termed the 'Rel domain,' which is responsible for DNA binding, dimerization, nuclear localization, and binding to the NFKB inhibitor (MIM 164008) (Belguise and Sonenshein, 2007 [PubMed 18037997]).[supplied by OMIM, May 2008]

REL: a proto-oncogenic transcription factor of the nuclear factor-kappaB (NFkB) group. 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. May play a role in differentiation and lymphopoiesis.

Protein type: Transcription factor; Oncoprotein

Chromosomal Location of Human Ortholog: 2p13-p12

Cellular Component: nucleoplasm; transcription factor complex; cytosol

Molecular Function: protein binding; chromatin binding; transcription factor activity

Biological Process: I-kappaB kinase/NF-kappaB cascade; positive regulation of I-kappaB kinase/NF-kappaB cascade; positive regulation of interleukin-12 biosynthetic process; transcription, DNA-dependent; response to cytokine stimulus; cytokine production; innate immune response; positive regulation of transcription from RNA polymerase II promoter; negative regulation of transcription from RNA polymerase II promoter; inflammatory response