Preferred Label : MAPK Signaling Pathway;
Alternative definition : KEGG: 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.;
KEGG ID : hsa04010;
Origin ID : C38834;
UMLS CUI : C1518102;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
Semantic type(s)
has_gene_product_element
pathway_has_gene_element