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. 2004 Aug 24;382(Pt 2):393–409. doi: 10.1042/BJ20040544

Table 1. Glossary of key terms used in this review.

Protein Function Reference
TLRs Recognition of invariant microbial molecules (e.g. TLR4/LPS). [2]
Induction of innate immune response.
TNF receptor family (e.g. TNFR1, CD40, LTβR) Regulation of development and function of immune system [189]
TRAF proteins Intracellular adapter proteins [71]
MAP kinase pathway [MAP 3-K (e.g. TPL-2); MAP 2-kinase (e.g. MEK); MAP-kinase (e.g. ERK)] Intracellular signalling cascade [190]
IKK complex (IKK1/IKK2/NEMO) Multisubunit protein complex; regulation of IκB proteolysis [24]
IκB proteins (IκBα, IκBβ, IκBε, NF-κB1 p105, NF-κB2 p100) NF-κB inhibitors [15]
NF-κB (Rel) proteins (RelA, RelB, c-Rel, NF-κB1 p50, NF-κB2 p52) Dimeric transcription factors [15]
Ubiquitination Covalent protein modification; regulates target protein stability or function [27]
E3 ligase (e.g. SCFβTrCP) Substrate recognition and ubiquitin transfer [27]
Proteasome Multisubunit protease; proteolysis of ubiquitinated proteins (e.g. IκBs) [28]