Erratum: Epidermal growth factor (EGF) activates nuclear factor-_κB through I_κB_α kinase-independent but EGF receptor-kinase dependent tyrosine 42 phosphorylation of I_κB_α

Correction to: Oncogene (2007) 26, 7324–7332; doi:10.1038/sj.onc.1210544; published online 28 May 2007.

Since the publication of the above article the authors have identified that β-actin, the loading control, in Figures 1c and d were published incorrectly. The experiment was repeated and the correct versions of these figures and figure legends are shown below.

Figure 1

(c) Both TNF and EGF induce I_κB_α degradation. Cells were treated with 0.1 nm TNF or 100 ng/ml EGF for the indicated times and then cytoplasmic extracts were prepared and western blot analysis was performed with anti-I_κB_α antibody. (d) TNF induces I_κB_α phosphorylation at the Ser32/36 position, but EGF does not. Cells were preincubated with 100 μg/ml proteasome inhibitor ALLN for 1 h and then treated with either 0.1 nm TNF for 15 min or 100 ng/ml EGF for 60 min. Cytoplasmic extracts were prepared and then western blot analysis was performed with phospho-specific anti-I_κB_α antibody.

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