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

Table 3. Summary of phenotypes of NF-κB1 and TPL-2 knockout mice.

Abbreviations and symbols used: ↑, increase; ↓, decrease; =, unaffected; Ab, antibody; Ag, antigen; sCD40L, soluble CD40 ligand; mCD40L, membrane-bound CD40 ligand; D-Gal, D-galactosamine; LCMV, lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus; LN, lymph node.

Macrophages T-cells B-cells Other comments Reference(s)
nfb1−/− (no p105/p50, TPL-2/ABIN-2 ↓) LPS: αCD3+αCD28: LPS, sCD40L: Morphology/development= [141143,158,161,165]
MEK/ERK activation ↓ Proliferation ↓ Proliferation ↓
COX-2, IL-6, IL-12, MCP1 ↓ IL-2R ↓ αIgM, mCD40L:
Proliferation=
TH2 differentiation ↓ Ab isotype switch ↓
GATA-3 ↓ Ag-specific Abs ↓ (T-dependent)
nfb1ΔCC (no p105, high p50) (TPL-2, ABIN-2 ↓?) LPS: αCD3+αCD28: LPS, αIgM: Enlarged LN, splenomegaly, lymphoid hyperplasia [101]
IL-1β, IL-6, IL-10, TNFα ↓ Proliferation ↓ Proliferation ↑
IL-2, IL-4, TNFα ↓
Basal Ig ↑
Ag-specific Abs ↑ (T-dependent) Die post-natally
tpl-2−/− LPS: αCD3+αCD28: αCD40: Morphology/development= [138140,188]
MEK/ERK activation ↓ Proliferation= MEK/ERK activation ↓
TNFα, IL-1, COX-2 ↓ IL-2, TNFα, IFN-γ= Proliferation=
TNFα, αCD40: CD54, CD69, CD44, CD95= Septic shock ↓ (LPS/D-Gal)
MEK/ERK activation ↓ Cytotoxic response (LCMV)= Ag-specific Ab= Inflammatory bowel disease ↓