MAPK signaling pathway
PAG Title | MAPK signaling pathway |
PAG ID | WIG000557 |
Type | P |
Source Link | MSigDB |
Publication Reference | NA |
PAG Description | The mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) cascade is a highly conserved module that is involved in various cellular functions, including cell proliferation, differentiation and migration. Mammals express at least four distinctly regulated groups of MAPKs, extracellular signal-related kinases (ERK)-1/2, Jun amino-terminal kinases (JNK1/2/3), p38 proteins (p38alpha/beta/gamma/delta) and ERK5, that are activated by specific MAPKKs: MEK1/2 for ERK1/2, MKK3/6 for the p38, MKK4/7 (JNKK1/2) for the JNKs, and MEK5 for ERK5. Each MAPKK, however, can be activated by more than one MAPKKK, increasing the complexity and diversity of MAPK signalling. Presumably each MAPKKK confers responsiveness to distinct stimuli. For example, activation of ERK1/2 by growth factors depends on the MAPKKK c-Raf, but other MAPKKKs may activate ERK1/2 in response to pro-inflammatory stimuli. |
Species | Homo sapiens |
Quality Metric Scores | nCoCo Score: 2,194 |
Information Content | Rich |
Other IDs | M10792 |
Base PAG ID | WIG000557 |
Human Phenotyte Annotation | |
Curator | PAGER curation team |
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