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anne
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04/20/04 - 01:22 PM

Tumor necrosis factor is the primary mediator of host responses initiated by lipopolysaccharide (LPS) and leading to septic shock. LPS-mediated activation of transcription most likely depends on which of the following transcription factors?

A) c-ras

B) Nuclear factor-kappa B

C) p53

D) Rb protein

E) VP-16 (etoposide)

peekay
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04/20/04 - 02:56 PM

NO IDEA AT ALL.

Sakaki-
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04/21/04 - 02:58 AM

B) Nuclear factor-kappa B

After all, this transcription factor seems to be responsible for a lot of immunologic responses.

asmi
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04/21/04 - 08:19 AM

B..

mistral92
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04/21/04 - 12:31 PM

same answer as peekay...answer F.no idea at all :lol:

Malaysian
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09/18/04 - 01:26 PM

sakaki can you please elaborate.

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