MAP Kinase Signaling System

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  Subject Areas on Research

  • A MAP kinase cascade composed of cell type specific and non-specific elements controls mating and differentiation of the fungal pathogen Cryptococcus neoformans. 
  • A Mep2-dependent transcriptional profile links permease function to gene expression during pseudohyphal growth in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. 
  • A Transcriptional Signature Identifies LKB1 Functional Status as a Novel Determinant of MEK Sensitivity in Lung Adenocarcinoma. 
  • A common switch used by plants and animals. 
  • A direct HDAC4-MAP kinase crosstalk activates muscle atrophy program. 
  • A family of conserved bacterial effectors inhibits salicylic acid-mediated basal immunity and promotes disease necrosis in plants. 
  • A mechanistic study of evolvability using the mitogen-activated protein kinase cascade. 
  • A role for Pin1 in mammalian germ cell development and spermatogenesis. 
  • A ubiquitin E2 variant protein acts in axon termination and synaptogenesis in Caenorhabditis elegans. 
  • A3 adenosine and CB1 receptors activate a PKC-sensitive Cl- current in human nonpigmented ciliary epithelial cells via a G beta gamma-coupled MAPK signaling pathway. 
  • APOL1 kidney disease risk variants cause cytotoxicity by depleting cellular potassium and inducing stress-activated protein kinases. 
  • Ablation of c-FLIP in hepatocytes enhances death-receptor mediated apoptosis and toxic liver injury in vivo. 
  • Across the meiotic divide - CSF activity in the post-Emi2/XErp1 era. 
  • Activation of MAPK/ERK signaling by Burkholderia pseudomallei cycle inhibiting factor (Cif). 
  • Adipose stem cell crosstalk with chemo-residual breast cancer cells: implications for tumor recurrence. 
  • Alterations in gene expression induced by cyclic mechanical stress in trabecular meshwork cells. 
  • Alterations in human trabecular meshwork cell homeostasis by selenium. 
  • Altered toll-like receptor responsiveness underlies a dominant heritable defect in B cell tolerance in autoimmune New Zealand Black mice. 
  • Angiotensin II-induced MMP-2 activity and MMP-14 and basigin protein expression are mediated via the angiotensin II receptor type 1-mitogen-activated protein kinase 1 pathway in retinal pigment epithelium: implications for age-related macular degeneration. 
  • Antimalarial Drug Artemether Inhibits Neuroinflammation in BV2 Microglia Through Nrf2-Dependent Mechanisms. 
  • Antitumor Activity of BRAF Inhibitor and IFNα Combination in BRAF-Mutant Melanoma. 
  • Assembly of an A kinase-anchoring protein-beta(2)-adrenergic receptor complex facilitates receptor phosphorylation and signaling. 
  • Association between functional polymorphisms in genes involved in the MAPK signaling pathways and cutaneous melanoma risk. 
  • Bacillus anthracis peptidoglycan stimulates an inflammatory response in monocytes through the p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase pathway. 
  • Beta-Arrestins: new roles in regulating heptahelical receptors' functions. 
  • Beta-arrestin 2: a receptor-regulated MAPK scaffold for the activation of JNK3. 
  • Beta-arrestin-mediated signaling in the heart. 
  • Beta-arrestins regulate atherosclerosis and neointimal hyperplasia by controlling smooth muscle cell proliferation and migration. 
  • Blockade of angiotensin II type 2 receptor by PD123319 inhibits osteogenic differentiation of human mesenchymal stem cells via inhibition of extracellular signal-regulated kinase signaling. 
  • COT drives resistance to RAF inhibition through MAP kinase pathway reactivation. 
  • CXCL13 drives spinal astrocyte activation and neuropathic pain via CXCR5. 
  • CYLD inhibits melanoma growth and progression through suppression of the JNK/AP-1 and β1-integrin signaling pathways. 
  • Cadmium-induced DNA synthesis and cell proliferation in macrophages: the role of intracellular calcium and signal transduction mechanisms. 
  • Cardiomyocyte-Specific Human Bcl2-Associated Anthanogene 3 P209L Expression Induces Mitochondrial Fragmentation, Bcl2-Associated Anthanogene 3 Haploinsufficiency, and Activates p38 Signaling. 
  • Casein kinase 1 regulates Sprouty2 in FGF-ERK signaling. 
  • Cell survival promoted by the Ras-MAPK signaling pathway by transcription-dependent and -independent mechanisms. 
  • Clonal and microclonal mutational heterogeneity in high hyperdiploid acute lymphoblastic leukemia. 
  • Co-operative signalling mechanisms required for erythroid precursor expansion in response to erythropoietin and stem cell factor. 
  • Combination of ERK and autophagy inhibition as a treatment approach for pancreatic cancer. 
  • Compound haploinsufficiency of Dok2 and Dusp4 promotes lung tumorigenesis. 
  • Conserved cAMP signaling cascades regulate fungal development and virulence. 
  • Context-specific effects of fibulin-5 (DANCE/EVEC) on cell proliferation, motility, and invasion. Fibulin-5 is induced by transforming growth factor-beta and affects protein kinase cascades. 
  • Copper Chelation Inhibits BRAFV600E-Driven Melanomagenesis and Counters Resistance to BRAFV600E and MEK1/2 Inhibitors. 
  • Copper Chelation as Targeted Therapy in a Mouse Model of Oncogenic BRAF-Driven Papillary Thyroid Cancer. 
  • Copper is required for oncogenic BRAF signalling and tumorigenesis. 
  • Coronavirus Disease 2019 and Hypertension: The Role of Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2 and the Renin-Angiotensin System. 
  • Cross-talk between TGF-beta1 and IL-6 in human trabecular meshwork cells. 
  • Cutaneous wound healing through paradoxical MAPK activation by BRAF inhibitors. 
  • DEPDC1/LET-99 participates in an evolutionarily conserved pathway for anti-tubulin drug-induced apoptosis. 
  • Decreased S100A9 Expression Promoted Rat Airway Smooth Muscle Cell Proliferation by Stimulating ROS Generation and Inhibiting p38 MAPK. 
  • Deregulated PP1α phosphatase activity towards MAPK activation is antagonized by a tumor suppressive failsafe mechanism. 
  • Derlin-1 is overexpressed in non-small cell lung cancer and promotes cancer cell invasion via EGFR-ERK-mediated up-regulation of MMP-2 and MMP-9. 
  • Developmental stage-dependent effects of cardiac fibroblasts on function of stem cell-derived engineered cardiac tissues. 
  • Diabetic liver injury from streptozotocin is regulated through the caspase-8 homolog cFLIP involving activation of JNK2 and intrahepatic immunocompetent cells. 
  • Diacylglycerol kinase ζ limits B cell antigen receptor-dependent activation of ERK signaling to inhibit early antibody responses. 
  • Differential requirement for STAT by gain-of-function and wild-type receptor tyrosine kinase Torso in Drosophila. 
  • Disruption of dystroglycan-laminin interactions modulates water uptake by astrocytes. 
  • Distinct beta-arrestin- and G protein-dependent pathways for parathyroid hormone receptor-stimulated ERK1/2 activation. 
  • Distinct requirements for Ras oncogenesis in human versus mouse cells. 
  • Distribution, levels and phosphorylation of Raf-1 in Alzheimer's disease. 
  • ER Translocation of the MAPK Pathway Drives Therapy Resistance in BRAF-Mutant Melanoma. 
  • Electric fields and MAP kinase signaling can regulate early wound healing in lens epithelium. 
  • Elucidation of G-protein and β-arrestin functional selectivity at the dopamine D2 receptor. 
  • Enhanced Uterine Contractility and Stillbirth in Mice Lacking G Protein-Coupled Receptor Kinase 6 (GRK6): Implications for Oxytocin Receptor Desensitization. 
  • Enhanced postischemic functional recovery in CYP2J2 transgenic hearts involves mitochondrial ATP-sensitive K+ channels and p42/p44 MAPK pathway. 
  • Erythrocyte plasma membrane-bound ERK1/2 activation promotes ICAM-4-mediated sickle red cell adhesion to endothelium. 
  • Exercise stimulates Pgc-1alpha transcription in skeletal muscle through activation of the p38 MAPK pathway. 
  • Exploiting codon usage identifies intensity-specific modifiers of Ras/MAPK signaling in vivo. 
  • Fibroblasts Mobilize Tumor Cell Glycogen to Promote Proliferation and Metastasis. 
  • From peripheral to central: the role of ERK signaling pathway in acupuncture analgesia. 
  • G Protein and β-arrestin signaling bias at the ghrelin receptor. 
  • G Protein-regulated inducer of neurite outgrowth (GRIN) modulates Sprouty protein repression of mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) activation by growth factor stimulation. 
  • G protein-coupled receptor internalization signaling is required for cardioprotection in ischemic preconditioning. 
  • G protein-coupled receptor kinase-3-deficient mice exhibit WHIM syndrome features and attenuated inflammatory responses. 
  • GATA6 levels modulate primitive endoderm cell fate choice and timing in the mouse blastocyst. 
  • GFRα1 released by nerves enhances cancer cell perineural invasion through GDNF-RET signaling. 
  • GLUTAMINE PREVENTS ACTIVATION OF NF-kappaB AND STRESS KINASE PATHWAYS, ATTENUATES INFLAMMATORY CYTOKINE RELEASE, AND PREVENTS ACUTE RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME (ARDS) FOLLOWING SEPSIS. 
  • GPR171 is a hypothalamic G protein-coupled receptor for BigLEN, a neuropeptide involved in feeding. 
  • Gene expression profiles of RAW264.7 macrophages stimulated with preparations of LPS differing in isolation and purity. 
  • Genetic Correction of SOD1 Mutant iPSCs Reveals ERK and JNK Activated AP1 as a Driver of Neurodegeneration in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis. 
  • Genetic and structural variation in the gastric cancer kinome revealed through targeted deep sequencing. 
  • Genetic variants of JNK and p38α pathways and risk of non-small cell lung cancer in an Eastern Chinese population. 
  • Gαi is required for carvedilol-induced β1 adrenergic receptor β-arrestin biased signaling. 
  • HIV-1 activates macrophages independent of Toll-like receptors. 
  • HMGB1 released by irradiated tumor cells promotes living tumor cell proliferation via paracrine effect. 
  • Heat shock protein 70 (HSP70) does not prevent the inhibition of cell growth in DU-145 cells treated with TGF-beta1. 
  • Helicobacter pylori stimulates gastric epithelial cell MMP-1 secretion via CagA-dependent and -independent ERK activation. 
  • Heparin mimicking polymer promotes myogenic differentiation of muscle progenitor cells. 
  • Hepatic hyperplasia in noncirrhotic fatty livers: is obesity-related hepatic steatosis a premalignant condition? 
  • Human homologue of Drosophila CNK interacts with Ras effector proteins Raf and Rlf. 
  • Human lung innate immune response to Bacillus anthracis spore infection. 
  • IL-17 Production of Neutrophils Enhances Antibacteria Ability but Promotes Arthritis Development During Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infection. 
  • Inactivation of the Glucose-Dependent Insulinotropic Polypeptide Receptor Improves Outcomes following Experimental Myocardial Infarction. 
  • Independent beta-arrestin2 and Gq/protein kinase Czeta pathways for ERK stimulated by angiotensin type 1A receptors in vascular smooth muscle cells converge on transactivation of the epidermal growth factor receptor. 
  • Individual and combined effects of TrkA and p75NTR nerve growth factor receptors. A role for the high affinity receptor site. 
  • Induction of cyclooxygenase-2 synthesis by ligation of the macrophage alpha(2)-macroglobulin signalling receptor. 
  • Induction of mitogenic signalling in the 1LN prostate cell line on exposure to submicromolar concentrations of cadmium+. 
  • Induction of pro-apoptotic and cell cycle-inhibiting genes in chromium (VI)-treated human lung fibroblasts: lack of effect of ERK. 
  • Induction of viral, 7-methyl-guanosine cap-independent translation and oncolysis by mitogen-activated protein kinase-interacting kinase-mediated effects on the serine/arginine-rich protein kinase. 
  • Inhibition of isoprenylcysteine carboxylmethyltransferase augments BCR-ABL1 tyrosine kinase inhibition-induced apoptosis in chronic myeloid leukemia. 
  • Inhibition of mitogen-activated protein kinase and phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase activity in MCF-7 cells prevents estrogen-induced mitogenesis. 
  • Insulin inhibits angiotensinogen gene expression via the mitogen-activated protein kinase pathway in rat kidney proximal tubular cells. 
  • Insulin-like signalling to the maternal germline controls progeny response to osmotic stress. 
  • Interleukin-1beta mediates human airway epithelial cell migration via NF-kappaB. 
  • Interrogating the protein interactomes of RAS isoforms identifies PIP5K1A as a KRAS-specific vulnerability. 
  • Intracellular signaling in primary sensory neurons and persistent pain. 
  • Isoprenylcysteine carboxylmethyltransferase is required for the impact of mutant KRAS on TAZ protein level and cancer cell self-renewal. 
  • KRAS Allelic Imbalance Enhances Fitness and Modulates MAP Kinase Dependence in Cancer. 
  • Lefty proteins exhibit unique processing and activate the MAPK pathway. 
  • Ligation of cell surface GRP78 with antibody directed against the COOH-terminal domain of GRP78 suppresses Ras/MAPK and PI 3-kinase/AKT signaling while promoting caspase activation in human prostate cancer cells. 
  • Ligation of prostate cancer cell surface GRP78 activates a proproliferative and antiapoptotic feedback loop: a role for secreted prostate-specific antigen. 
  • Ligation of the alpha2M* signaling receptor regulates synthesis of cytosolic phospholipase A2. 
  • MAP kinase and pain. 
  • MEK-ERK signaling is a therapeutic target in metastatic castration resistant prostate cancer. 
  • Manifold roles of β-arrestins in GPCR signaling elucidated with siRNA and CRISPR/Cas9. 
  • Manipulating JNK signaling with (--)-zuonin A. 
  • Mating-type-specific and nonspecific PAK kinases play shared and divergent roles in Cryptococcus neoformans. 
  • Mechanism of the Antitumor and Radiosensitizing Effects of a Manganese Porphyrin, MnHex-2-PyP. 
  • MicroSCALE screening reveals genetic modifiers of therapeutic response in melanoma. 
  • Mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) hyperactivation and enhanced NRAS expression drive acquired vemurafenib resistance in V600E BRAF melanoma cells. 
  • Mitogen-activated protein kinases 3 and 6 are required for full priming of stress responses in Arabidopsis thaliana. 
  • Mnk1 and 2 are dispensable for T cell development and activation but important for the pathogenesis of experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis. 
  • Modulation of ATP-induced calcium signaling by progesterone in T47D-Y breast cancer cells. 
  • Mutations of the BRAF gene in human cancer. 
  • NF1 deletion generates multiple subtypes of soft-tissue sarcoma that respond to MEK inhibition. 
  • Negative regulation of mTOR activation by diacylglycerol kinases. 
  • Neurohormonal regulation of pancreatic secretion. 
  • Neurotrophin-3 signaling maintains maturational homeostasis between neuronal populations in the olfactory epithelium. 
  • New mechanisms in heptahelical receptor signaling to mitogen activated protein kinase cascades. 
  • Nox1 transactivation of epidermal growth factor receptor promotes N-cadherin shedding and smooth muscle cell migration. 
  • Oncogene-dependent control of miRNA biogenesis and metastatic progression in a model of undifferentiated pleomorphic sarcoma. 
  • Opposite function of dopamine D1 and N-methyl-D-aspartate receptors in striatal cannabinoid-mediated signaling. 
  • Overcoming MCL-1-driven adaptive resistance to targeted therapies. 
  • PF4/heparin-antibody complex induces monocyte tissue factor expression and release of tissue factor positive microparticles by activation of FcγRI. 
  • PIK3CA mutations enable targeting of a breast tumor dependency through mTOR-mediated MCL-1 translation. 
  • Pathogen virulence factors as molecular probes of basic plant cellular functions. 
  • Phosphorylation of telokin by cyclic nucleotide kinases and the identification of in vivo phosphorylation sites in smooth muscle. 
  • Phosphorylation of the cyclin b1 cytoplasmic retention sequence by mitogen-activated protein kinase and Plx. 
  • Picralima nitida seeds suppress PGE2 production by interfering with multiple signalling pathways in IL-1β-stimulated SK-N-SH neuronal cells. 
  • Potentiation of signal transduction mitogenesis and cellular proliferation upon binding of receptor-recognized forms of alpha2-macroglobulin to 1-LN prostate cancer cells. 
  • Preclinical efficacy of MEK inhibition in Nras-mutant AML. 
  • Prenatal choline supplementation advances hippocampal development and enhances MAPK and CREB activation. 
  • Progesterone receptor interacting coregulatory proteins and cross talk with cell signaling pathways. 
  • RAS signaling promotes resistance to JAK inhibitors by suppressing BAD-mediated apoptosis. 
  • Ras induces p21Cip1/Waf1 cyclin kinase inhibitor transcriptionally through Sp1-binding sites. 
  • Ras1 controls pheromone expression and response during mating in Cryptococcus neoformans. 
  • Reduced inspiratory flow attenuates IL-8 release and MAPK activation of lung overstretch. 
  • Regulation of endothelial cell activation and angiogenesis by injectable peptide nanofibers. 
  • Regulation of eukaryotic initiation factor 4E (eIF4E) phosphorylation by mitogen-activated protein kinase occurs through modulation of Mnk1-eIF4G interaction. 
  • Regulation of signal duration and the statistical dynamics of kinase activation by scaffold proteins. 
  • Regulation of the metastasis suppressor gene MKK4 in ovarian cancer. 
  • Release of nonmuscle myosin II from the cytosolic domain of tumor necrosis factor receptor 2 is required for target gene expression. 
  • Ribosomal RACK1:Protein Kinase C βII Phosphorylates Eukaryotic Initiation Factor 4G1 at S1093 To Modulate Cap-Dependent and -Independent Translation Initiation. 
  • Robustness and dissipation of mitogen-activated protein kinases signal transduction network: underlying funneled landscape against stochastic fluctuations. 
  • Role of mitogen-activated protein kinase in osteoblast differentiation. 
  • STIM1-Ca(2+) signaling is required for the hypertrophic growth of skeletal muscle in mice. 
  • Sequestration of mitochondrial iron by silica particle initiates a biological effect. 
  • ShcA regulates thymocyte proliferation through specific transcription factors and a c-Abl-dependent signaling axis. 
  • Signal transduction cascades regulating fungal development and virulence. 
  • Signal transduction cascades regulating pseudohyphal differentiation of Saccharomyces cerevisiae. 
  • Signaling cross-talk between TGF-beta/BMP and other pathways. 
  • Site-specific polyubiquitination differentially regulates parathyroid hormone receptor-initiated MAPK signaling and cell proliferation. 
  • Spinophilin blocks arrestin actions in vitro and in vivo at G protein-coupled receptors. 
  • Stress-specific activation mechanisms for the "cell integrity" MAPK pathway. 
  • Synephrine Hydrochloride Suppresses Esophageal Cancer Tumor Growth and Metastatic Potential through Inhibition of Galectin-3-AKT/ERK Signaling. 
  • Systematic identification of signaling pathways with potential to confer anticancer drug resistance. 
  • TAK1 regulates cartilage and joint development via the MAPK and BMP signaling pathways. 
  • Targeting astrocyte signaling for chronic pain. 
  • The CUL7/F-box and WD repeat domain containing 8 (CUL7/Fbxw8) ubiquitin ligase promotes degradation of hematopoietic progenitor kinase 1. 
  • The DLK-1 kinase promotes mRNA stability and local translation in C. elegans synapses and axon regeneration. 
  • The G-protein beta subunit GPB1 is required for mating and haploid fruiting in Cryptococcus neoformans. 
  • The HIV-1 protease inhibitor nelfinavir activates PP2 and inhibits MAPK signaling in macrophages: a pathway to reduce inflammation. 
  • The Rho-GAP Bem2p plays a GAP-independent role in the morphogenesis checkpoint. 
  • The Wnt/JNK signaling target gene alcam is required for embryonic kidney development. 
  • The beta-adrenergic receptors and the control of adipose tissue metabolism and thermogenesis. 
  • The cAMP-activated GTP exchange factor, Epac1 upregulates plasma membrane and nuclear Akt kinase activities in 8-CPT-2-O-Me-cAMP-stimulated macrophages: Gene silencing of the cAMP-activated GTP exchange Epac1 prevents 8-CPT-2-O-Me-cAMP activation of Akt activity in macrophages. 
  • The immunity-related GTPase Irgm3 relieves endoplasmic reticulum stress response during coxsackievirus B3 infection via a PI3K/Akt dependent pathway. 
  • The injured cochlea as a target for inflammatory processes, initiation of cell death pathways and application of related otoprotectives strategies. 
  • The monomeric receptor binding domain of tetrameric α2-macroglobulin binds to cell surface GRP78 triggering equivalent activation of signaling cascades. 
  • The proximity-labeling technique BioID identifies sorting nexin 6 as a member of the insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF1)-IGF1 receptor pathway. 
  • The role and regulation of mTOR in T-lymphocyte function. 
  • The role of β-arrestin2-dependent signaling in thoracic aortic aneurysm formation in a murine model of Marfan syndrome. 
  • The stability of the G protein-coupled receptor-beta-arrestin interaction determines the mechanism and functional consequence of ERK activation. 
  • The third international meeting on genetic disorders in the RAS/MAPK pathway: towards a therapeutic approach. 
  • Tissue plasminogen activator contributes to morphine tolerance and induces mechanical allodynia via astrocytic IL-1β and ERK signaling in the spinal cord of mice. 
  • Tocopherol-associated protein suppresses prostate cancer cell growth by inhibition of the phosphoinositide 3-kinase pathway. 
  • Trametinib (GSK1120212) in the treatment of melanoma. 
  • Transcriptional activation of p21(waf1/cip1) by alkylphospholipids: role of the mitogen-activated protein kinase pathway in the transactivation of the human p21(waf1/cip1) promoter by Sp1. 
  • Transient Receptor Potential Vanilloid 4 Ion Channel Functions as a Pruriceptor in Epidermal Keratinocytes to Evoke Histaminergic Itch. 
  • Treatment of inflammatory arthritis via targeting of tristetraprolin, a master regulator of pro-inflammatory gene expression. 
  • TrkB-Shc Signaling Protects against Hippocampal Injury Following Status Epilepticus. 
  • Type III TGF-β receptor promotes FGF2-mediated neuronal differentiation in neuroblastoma. 
  • Unisexual reproduction of Cryptococcus gattii. 
  • Vanadium-induced HB-EGF expression in human lung fibroblasts is oxidant dependent and requires MAP kinases. 
  • Vascular endothelial growth factor rescues hippocampal neurons from glutamate-induced toxicity: signal transduction cascades. 
  • Vitamin D analogs differentially control antimicrobial peptide/"alarmin" expression in psoriasis. 
  • Wnt signaling suppresses MAPK-driven proliferation of intestinal stem cells. 
  • XIAP Regulation by MNK Links MAPK and NFκB Signaling to Determine an Aggressive Breast Cancer Phenotype. 
  • beta-Arrestin scaffolding of the ERK cascade enhances cytosolic ERK activity but inhibits ERK-mediated transcription following angiotensin AT1a receptor stimulation. 
  • beta-arrestins: traffic cops of cell signaling. 
  • p38gamma mitogen-activated protein kinase is a key regulator in skeletal muscle metabolic adaptation in mice. 
  • β-arrestin 2-dependent activation of ERK1/2 is required for ADP-induced paxillin phosphorylation at Ser(83) and microglia chemotaxis. 
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  Keywords of People

  • Berchuck, Andrew, James M. Ingram Distinguished Professor of Gynecologic Oncology, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Gynecologic Oncology
  • Lew, Daniel Julio, James B. Duke Distinguished Professor of Pharmacology and Cancer Biology, Cell Biology
  • Liton, Paloma Borrajo, Associate Professor in Ophthalmology, Pathology
  • Shinohara, Mari L., Associate Professor of Immunology, Immunology
  • Zennadi, Rahima, Associate Professor in Medicine, Pathology