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The signal transduction component labeled as "MAPK" in the pathway was originally called "ERK," so the pathway is called the MAPK/ERK pathway. The MAPK protein is an enzyme, a protein kinase that can attach phosphate to target proteins such as the transcription factor MYC and, thus, alter gene transcription and, ultimately, cell cycle progression.
Signal transduction is the process by which a chemical or physical signal is transmitted through a cell as a series of molecular events. Proteins responsible for detecting stimuli are generally termed receptors , although in some cases the term sensor is used. [ 1 ]
Tyrosine phosphorylation mediates in signal transduction pathways during germ cell development and determines their association with the differentiation of a functional gamete. Until testicular germ cells differentiate into spermatozoa, cAMP-induced tyrosine phosphorylation is not detectable. Entry of these cells into the epididymis is ...
There are three kinds of contextual factors that determine the shape the TGF-β response: the signal transduction components, the transcriptional cofactors and the epigenetic state of the cell. The different ligands and receptors of TGF-β are significant as well in the composition signal transduction pathway. [2]
Akt/PKB signalling pathway; AMPK signalling pathway; cAMP-dependent pathway; Eph/ephrin signalling pathway; Hedgehog signalling pathway; Hippo signalling pathway; Insulin signal transduction pathway; JAK-STAT signalling pathway; MAPK/ERK signalling pathway; mTOR signalling pathway; Nodal signalling pathway; Notch signalling pathway; PI3K/AKT ...
Pathway Potential Functions Description KSR: MAPK: Assembly and localization of the RAS-ERK pathway: One of the best studied signaling pathways in biology is the RAS-ERK pathway in which the RAS G-protein activates the MAPKKK RAF, which activates the MAPKK MEK1 (MAPK/ERK kinase 1), which then activates the MAPK ERK. Several scaffold proteins ...
These pathways are activated by second messengers which initiate signal cascades involving various proteins which are important to the cell's response. G protein-gated ion channels are associated with a specific type of G protein-coupled receptor. These ion channels are transmembrane ion channels with selectivity filters and a G protein binding ...
An example of positive feedback mechanism in the insulin transduction pathway is the activation of some enzymes that inhibit other enzymes from slowing or stopping the insulin transduction pathway which results in improved intake of the glucose. One of these pathways, involves the PI3K enzyme.