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A divergence in the MAP kinase regulatory network defined by MEK kinase and Raf.
Lange-Carter, C A; Pleiman, C M; Gardner, A M; Blumer, K J; Johnson, G L.
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  • Lange-Carter CA; Division of Basic Sciences, National Jewish Center for Immunology and Respiratory Medicine, Denver, CO 80206.
Science ; 260(5106): 315-9, 1993 Apr 16.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-8385802
Mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPKs) are rapidly phosphorylated and activated in response to various extracellular stimuli in many different cell types. Such regulation of MAPK results from sequential activation of a series of protein kinases. The kinases that phosphorylate MAPKs, the MAP kinase kinases (MEKs) are also activated by phosphorylation. MEKs are related in sequence to the yeast protein kinases Byr1 (from Schizosaccharomyces pombe) and Ste7 (from Saccharomyces cerevisiae), which function in the pheromone-induced signaling pathway that results in mating. Byr1 and Ste7 are in turn regulated by the protein kinases Byr2 and Ste11. The amino acid sequence of the mouse homolog of Byr2 and Ste11, denoted MEKK (MEK kinase), was elucidated from a complementary DNA sequence encoding a protein of 672 amino acid residues (73 kilodaltons). MEKK was expressed in all mouse tissues tested, and it phosphorylated and activated MEK. Phosphorylation and activation of MEK by MEKK was independent of Raf, a growth factor-regulated protein kinase that also phosphorylates MEK. Thus, MEKK and Raf converge at MEK in the protein kinase network mediating the activation of MAPKs by hormones, growth factors, and neurotransmitters.
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Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Proteínas Quinases / Proteínas Tirosina Quinases / Proteínas Proto-Oncogênicas / Proteínas Serina-Treonina Quinases / MAP Quinase Quinase Quinase 1 Limite: Animals Idioma: En Revista: Science Ano de publicação: 1993 Tipo de documento: Article
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Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Proteínas Quinases / Proteínas Tirosina Quinases / Proteínas Proto-Oncogênicas / Proteínas Serina-Treonina Quinases / MAP Quinase Quinase Quinase 1 Limite: Animals Idioma: En Revista: Science Ano de publicação: 1993 Tipo de documento: Article