title: Mitogen-activated protein kinases and their role in regulation of cellular processes.
abstract: Mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPKs) are evolutionary conserved enzymes connecting cell-surface receptors to critical regulatory targets within cells. The three major MAPK cascades are known, the extracellular signal-regulated protein kinase (ERK) cascade, c-Jun amino-terminal protein kinase/stress-activated protein kinase (JNK/SAPK) cascade and p38-MAPK cascade. This paper is focused on characterization of these MAPK cascades in terms of their distribution and biological role in some pathological processes (apoptosis, hypertrophy) with a special orientation on the role of MAPKs in cardiovascular system during ischemia/reperfusion.
authors.affiliation: Institute for Heart Research, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Bratislava, Slovakia. monika.strniskova@ncc.sk
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Strnisková
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Barancík
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ravingerová
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D017209:Apoptosis; D004789:Enzyme Activation; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors; D006706:Homeostasis; D006801:Humans; D048031:JNK Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases; D048670:MAP Kinase Kinase 4; D020929:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Kinases / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000145:classification / Q000378:metabolism; D020928:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000145:classification* / Q000378:metabolism*; D009097:Multienzyme Complexes / Q000378:metabolism; D017202:Myocardial Ischemia / Q000378:metabolism*; D015428:Myocardial Reperfusion Injury / Q000378:metabolism; D015398:Signal Transduction; D048051:p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases
chemical_list: D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors; D009097:Multienzyme Complexes; D048031:JNK Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases; D020928:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases; D048051:p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases; D048670:MAP Kinase Kinase 4; D020929:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Kinases