title: The ASK1-MAP kinase cascades in mammalian stress response.
abstract: The mitogen-activated protein (MAP) kinase cascades play essential roles in a variety of cell processes by influencing transcriptional or translational regulation. ERKs play a central role in survival and mitogenic signaling, while JNKs and p38 MAP kinases are preferentially activated by environmental stresses and are actively involved in various stress responses including cell death, survival and differentiation. Apoptosis signal-regulating kinase 1 (ASK1)--a serine/threonine protein kinase--is a member of the MAPKKK family and activates both JNK and p38 pathways. It is well known that ASK1 is activated in cells treated with death receptor ligands and oxidant stress, such as that caused by hydrogen peroxide (H2O2). Moreover, recent studies have revealed new mechanisms by which ASK1 is activated in response to various types of extracellular and intracellular signals, such as endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress, calcium signaling, and G-protein coupled receptor (GPCR) signaling. This review summarizes the regulatory mechanisms of ASK1 activity and the physiological roles of ASK1-mediated signal transduction.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Cell Signaling, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Tokyo, and CREST, Japan Science and Technology Corporation, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan.
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Matsukawa
authors.forename: Atsushi
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Matsuzawa
authors.forename: Kohsuke
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Takeda
authors.forename: Hidenori
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ichijo
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D017209:Apoptosis; D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism; D002454:Cell Differentiation; D002470:Cell Survival; D004721:Endoplasmic Reticulum / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D006861:Hydrogen Peroxide / Q000494:pharmacology; D048848:MAP Kinase Kinase Kinase 5 / Q000378:metabolism*; D020935:MAP Kinase Signaling System; D008954:Models, Biological; D032383:Myocytes, Cardiac / Q000166:cytology; D016877:Oxidants / Q000494:pharmacology; D018384:Oxidative Stress; D017434:Protein Structure, Tertiary; D017382:Reactive Oxygen Species; D043562:Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled / Q000378:metabolism; D015398:Signal Transduction; D048051:p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D016877:Oxidants; D017382:Reactive Oxygen Species; D043562:Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled; D006861:Hydrogen Peroxide; D048051:p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases; D048848:MAP Kinase Kinase Kinase 5; D002118:Calcium