NFKB1 and infection: Due to its regulatory role in NFκB-dependent inflammatory response, CK2 is implicated in polymicrobial infections.200Neisseria gonorrhoeae (the etiological agent of gonorrhea),201Listeria monocytogenes (which may cause infections of the nervous system)202, and Candida albicans (vaginal, oral, and skin candidiasis)203 are other bacteria whose infection implicates the host CK2.