0 1 A a DT 2 10 lymphoid lymphoid JJ 11 24 cell-specific cell-specific JJ 25 32 nuclear nuclear JJ 33 39 factor factor NN 40 50 containing contain VBG 51 61 c-Rel-like c-rel-like JJ 62 70 proteins protein NNS 71 85 preferentially preferentially RB 86 95 interacts interact VBZ 96 100 with with IN 101 114 interleukin-6 interleukin-6 NN 115 120 kappa kappa NN 121 130 B-related b-related JJ 131 137 motifs motif NNS 138 143 whose whose WP$ 144 154 activities activity NNS 155 158 are be VBP 159 168 repressed repress VBN 169 171 in in IN 172 180 lymphoid lymphoid JJ 181 186 cells cell NNS 186 187 . . . 189 192 The the DT 193 210 proto-oncoprotein proto-oncoprotein NN 211 216 c-Rel c-rel NN 217 219 is be VBZ 220 221 a a DT 222 228 member member NN 229 231 of of IN 232 235 the the DT 236 243 nuclear nuclear JJ 244 250 factor factor NN 251 256 kappa kappa NN 257 258 B B NNP 259 272 transcription transcription NN 273 279 factor factor NN 280 286 family family NN 286 287 , , , 288 293 which which WDT 294 302 includes include VBZ 303 306 the the DT 307 310 p50 p50 NN 311 314 and and CC 315 318 p65 p65 NN 319 327 subunits subunit NNS 328 330 of of IN 331 338 nuclear nuclear JJ 339 345 factor factor NN 346 351 kappa kappa NN 352 354 B. B. NNP 355 357 We we PRP 358 362 show show VBP 363 367 here here RB 368 372 that that IN 373 378 c-Rel c-rel NN 379 384 binds bind VBZ 385 387 to to TO 388 393 kappa kappa NN 394 395 B B NNP 396 401 sites site NNS 402 404 as as IN 405 415 homodimers homodimer NNS 416 418 as as RB 419 423 well well RB 424 426 as as IN 427 439 heterodimers heterodimer NNS 440 444 with with IN 445 448 p50 p50 NN 448 449 . . . 450 455 These these DT 456 466 homodimers homodimer NNS 467 470 and and CC 471 483 heterodimers heterodimer NNS 484 488 show show VBP 489 497 distinct distinct JJ 498 509 DNA-binding dna-binding JJ 510 523 specificities specificity NNS 524 527 and and CC 528 538 affinities affinity NNS 539 542 for for IN 543 550 various various JJ 551 556 kappa kappa NN 557 558 B b NN 559 565 motifs motif NNS 565 566 . . . 567 569 In in IN 570 580 particular particular JJ 580 581 , , , 582 585 the the DT 586 591 c-Rel c-rel NN 592 601 homodimer homodimer NN 602 605 has have VBZ 606 607 a a DT 608 612 high high JJ 613 621 affinity affinity NN 622 625 for for IN 626 639 interleukin-6 interleukin-6 NN 640 641 ( ( ( 641 645 IL-6 il-6 NN 645 646 ) ) ) 647 650 and and CC 651 655 beta beta SYM 656 666 interferon interferon NN 667 672 kappa kappa NN 673 674 B B NNP 675 680 sites site NNS 680 681 . . . 682 684 In in IN 685 690 spite spite NN 691 693 of of IN 694 697 its its PRP$ 698 709 association association NN 710 714 with with IN 715 718 p50 p50 NN 719 721 in in FW 722 727 vitro vitro FW 727 728 , , , 729 736 however however RB 736 737 , , , 738 740 we we PRP 741 746 found find VBD 747 748 a a DT 749 757 lymphoid lymphoid JJ 758 771 cell-specific cell-specific JJ 772 779 nuclear nuclear JJ 780 786 factor factor NN 787 789 in in FW 790 794 vivo vivo FW 795 799 that that WDT 800 808 contains contain VBZ 809 814 c-Rel c-rel NN 815 818 but but CC 819 822 not not RB 823 826 p50 p50 NN 827 835 epitopes epitope NNS 835 836 ; ; : 837 841 this this DT 842 848 factor factor NN 848 849 , , , 850 856 termed term VBN 857 861 IL-6 IL-6 NNP 862 867 kappa kappa NN 868 869 B B NNP 870 877 binding binding NN 878 884 factor factor NN 885 887 II ii CD 887 888 , , , 889 896 appears appear VBZ 897 899 to to TO 900 907 contain contain VB 908 911 the the DT 912 917 c-Rel c-rel NN 918 927 homodimer homodimer NN 928 931 and and CC 932 946 preferentially preferentially RB 947 957 recognizes recognize VBZ 958 965 several several JJ 966 970 IL-6 il-6 NN 971 976 kappa kappa NN 977 986 B-related b-related JJ 987 992 kappa kappa NN 993 994 B b NN 995 1001 motifs motif NNS 1001 1002 . . . 1003 1011 Although although IN 1012 1014 it it PRP 1015 1018 has have VBZ 1019 1023 been be VBN 1024 1034 previously previously RB 1035 1040 shown show VBN 1041 1045 that that IN 1046 1049 the the DT 1050 1054 IL-6 IL-6 NNP 1055 1060 kappa kappa NN 1061 1062 B B NNP 1063 1068 motif motif NN 1069 1078 functions function VBZ 1079 1081 as as IN 1082 1083 a a DT 1084 1090 potent potent JJ 1091 1101 IL-1/tumor IL-1/tumor NNP 1102 1110 necrosis necrosis NN 1111 1128 factor-responsive factor-responsive JJ 1129 1136 element element NN 1137 1139 in in IN 1140 1151 nonlymphoid nonlymphoid JJ 1152 1157 cells cell NNS 1157 1158 , , , 1159 1162 its its PRP$ 1163 1171 activity activity NN 1172 1175 was be VBD 1176 1181 found find VBN 1182 1184 to to TO 1185 1187 be be VB 1188 1197 repressed repress VBN 1198 1200 in in IN 1201 1209 lymphoid lymphoid JJ 1210 1215 cells cell NNS 1216 1220 such such JJ 1221 1223 as as IN 1224 1225 a a DT 1226 1232 Jurkat Jurkat NNP 1233 1239 T-cell T-cell NNP 1240 1244 line line NN 1244 1245 . . . 1246 1248 We we PRP 1249 1253 also also RB 1254 1261 present present VBP 1262 1270 evidence evidence NN 1271 1275 that that IN 1276 1280 IL-6 IL-6 NNP 1281 1286 kappa kappa NN 1287 1288 B B NNP 1289 1296 binding binding NN 1297 1303 factor factor NN 1304 1306 II ii CD 1307 1316 functions function VBZ 1317 1319 as as IN 1320 1321 a a DT 1322 1331 repressor repressor NN 1332 1340 specific specific JJ 1341 1344 for for IN 1345 1349 IL-6 IL-6 NNP 1350 1355 kappa kappa NN 1356 1365 B-related b-related JJ 1366 1371 kappa kappa NN 1372 1373 B b NN 1374 1380 motifs motif NNS 1381 1383 in in IN 1384 1392 lymphoid lymphoid JJ 1393 1398 cells cell NNS 1398 1399 . . .