Cracking the NF-κB code Journal Article


Authors: Tkach, K. E.; Oyler, J. E.; Altan-Bonnet, G.
Article Title: Cracking the NF-κB code
Abstract: The discovery of feedback loops between signaling and gene expression is ushering in new quantitative models of cellular regulation. In a recent issue of Science Signaling, Sung et al. showed how positive feedback downstream of nuclear factor κB (NF-κB) signaling enhances the capacity of macrophages to scale their antimicrobial responses to the dose of pathogen-associated molecular cues. This fi nding stemmed from analysis of cell-to-cell variability and computational modeling of time integration between signaling and transcriptional responses. Ultimately, such quantitative approaches challenge the oft-assumed time separation of "fast" signal transduction followed by "slow" gene expression, and they provide a better understanding of complex biological regulation over long time scales.
Journal Title: Science Signaling
Volume: 7
Issue: 313
ISSN: 1945-0877
Publisher: American Association for the Advancement of Science  
Date Published: 2014-02-18
Start Page: pe5
Language: English
DOI: 10.1126/scisignal.2005108
PROVIDER: scopus
PUBMED: 24550540
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Notes: Export Date: 2 April 2014 -- Source: Scopus
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  1. Karen Elizabeth Tkach
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  2. Jennifer E Oyler
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