MAPK cascade

I. Involved cell-cell interactions

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Interactors
Protein name
Directionality
Classification
1CCL3-CCR5CCL3_HUMAN - CCR5_HUMANLigand-ReceptorSignaling by Chemokines
2EPGN-EGFREPGN_HUMAN - EGFR_HUMANLigand-ReceptorSignaling by Epidermal growth factor
3FGF8-FGFR3FGF8_HUMAN - FGFR3_HUMANLigand-ReceptorSignaling by Fibroblast growth factor
4NRTN-GFRA2+RETNRTN_HUMAN - Ligand-ReceptorSignaling by Neurotrophin

II. Literature review

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NameMAPK cascade
IDGO_0000165
collection_id

Biological process

Alternative ID

GO:0007255

Exact synonym

MAP kinase cascade, MAP kinase kinase kinase cascade, MAPK signal transduction, MAPKKK cascade, mitogen-activated protein kinase cascade

Description

An intracellular protein kinase cascade containing at least a MAP kinase (MAPK). It starts with the activation of a MAP3K, and the consecutive activation of a MPK2K and a MAPK. The cascade can also contain an additional tier: the upstream MAP4K. The kinases in each tier phosphorylate and activate the kinase in the downstream tier to transmit a signal within a cell.

Related synonym

MAPK signaling, MAPK signalling

Comment

MAPK cascades lie downstream of many cell surface receptors and cooperate in transmitting various extracellular signals to the nucleus. One way by which the specificity of each cascade is regulated is through the existence of several distinct components in each tier of the different cascades. The cascades are typically named according to the component in the MAPK tier.

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