NF-κB pathways, Part 2: Alternative NF-κB pathway 

The alternative NF-κB pathway is activated by several ligands such as CD40L or lymphotoxin β and their receptors. The activated receptor lifts the blockage of the proteolytic degradation of p100, a protein of the NF-κB protein family. Partial degradation leads to the protein p52, which forms a heterodimer with RelB, enters the nucleus and induces the expression of chemokines and cytokines.
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