TY  - JOUR
AB  - NF-κB (nuclear factor kappa B) belongs to a family of transcription factors known to regulate a broad range of processes such as immune cell function, proliferation and cancer, neuroprotection, and long-term memory. Upcoming fields of NF-κB research include its role in stem cells and developmental processes. In the present review, we discuss one role of NF-κB in development in Drosophila, Xenopus, mice, and humans in accordance with the concept of evo-devo (evolutionary developmental biology). REL domain-containing proteins of the NF-κB family are evolutionarily conserved among these species. In addition, we summarize cellular phenotypes such as defective B- and T-cell compartments related to genetic NF-κB defects detected among different species. While NF-κB proteins are present in nearly all differentiated cell types, mouse and human embryonic stem cells do not contain NF-κB proteins, potentially due to miRNA-dependent inhibition. However, the mesodermal and neuroectodermal differentiation of mouse and human embryonic stem cells is hampered upon the repression of NF-κB. We further discuss NF-κB as a crucial regulator of differentiation in adult stem cells such as neural crest-derived and mesenchymal stem cells. In particular, c-REL seems to be important for neuronal differentiation and the neuroprotection of human adult stem cells, while RELA plays a crucial role in osteogenic and mesodermal differentiation.
DA  - 2021
DO  - 10.3390/cells10082042
KW  - NF-κB
KW  - REL
KW  - development
KW  - adult stem cells
KW  - embryonic stem cells
KW  - differentiation
LA  - eng
IS  - 8
PY  - 2021
T2  - Cells
TI  - The Transcription Factor NF-κB in Stem Cells and Development
UR  - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:0070-pub-29568089
Y2  - 2024-11-22T02:23:36
ER  -