Insights from human NF-κB knockouts.

ABSTRACT: The well-studied NF-κB signaling system is a key mediator of the inflammatory response. Large-scale sequencing studies in humans now allow initial insights into non-essential human genes in which both alleles carry mutations that prevent protein expression or function. Here, we compiled the non-essential genes identified in various sequencing studies and analyzed the occurrence of knockouts in the human NF-κB signaling system. This revealed a lower knockout frequency in the NF-κB system compared to the entire genome. Since drugs inhibiting NF-κB pathway components were unsuccessful in clinical trials so far, the naturally occurring knockouts of NF-κB and its upstream regulators could provide new candidates for therapeutic intervention. To investigate the potential functional importance of

SUBMITTER: Pfisterer M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12287409 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature