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. 2020 Mar 28;9(4):820. doi: 10.3390/cells9040820

Table 1.

Molecular events regulated by GSK3 that mediate pro- or anti-inflammatory effects.

Predominantly Pro-Inflammatory Effects.
(Due to Active GSK3)
Predominantly Anti-Inflammatory Effects
(Due to GSK3 Inhibition)
NF-κB DNA binding activity ↑ NF-κB DNA binding activity ↓
NF-κB transactivation activity ↑
(pro-inflammatory genes)
NF-κB transactivation activity ↓
(pro-inflammatory genes)
p65 phosphorylation (Thr254, Ser276, Ser536) ↑ p65 phosphorylation (Ser468) ↑
p105 phosphorylation (Ser903, Ser907)* ↑ p105 stability ↑
p100 phosphorylation (Ser707)* ↑ p100 stability ↑
NEMO phosphorylation (Ser8, Ser17, Ser31) ↑ -
RelB phosphorylation (Ser552)* ↑ RelB stability ↑
Bcl-3 phosphorylation (Ser394, Ser398)* ↑ Bcl-3 stability ↑
Jun/Fos phosphorylation ↑ Jun/Fos phosphorylation ↓
AP-1 DNA binding activity ↓ AP-1 DNA binding activity ↑
C/EBPβ-LIP DNA binding activity ↑
(anti-inflammatory genes)
C/EBPβ-LAP DNA binding activity ↑
(anti-inflammatory genes)
C/EBPβ transactivation activity ↓
(anti-inflammatory genes)
C/EBPβ transactivation activity ↑
(anti-inflammatory genes)
C/EBPβ phosphorylation
(Thr188, Ser184, Ser179) ↑
C/EBPβ phosphorylation
(Thr188, Ser184, Ser179) ↓
CREB activity ↓ CREB activity ↑

* leads to subsequent degradation. ↑, increased; ↓, decreased.