title: A comprehensive pathway map of epidermal growth factor receptor signaling.
abstract: The epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) signaling pathway is one of the most important pathways that regulate growth, survival, proliferation, and differentiation in mammalian cells. Reflecting this importance, it is one of the best-investigated signaling systems, both experimentally and computationally, and several computational models have been developed for dynamic analysis. A map of molecular interactions of the EGFR signaling system is a valuable resource for research in this area. In this paper, we present a comprehensive pathway map of EGFR signaling and other related pathways. The map reveals that the overall architecture of the pathway is a bow-tie (or hourglass) structure with several feedback loops. The map is created using CellDesigner software that enables us to graphically represent interactions using a well-defined and consistent graphical notation, and to store it in Systems Biology Markup Language (SBML).
authors.affiliation: The Systems Biology Institute, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Kanae
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Oda
authors.forename: Yukiko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Matsuoka
authors.forename: Akira
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Funahashi
authors.forename: Hiroaki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kitano
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004705:Endocytosis; D004789:Enzyme Activation; D066246:ErbB Receptors / Q000502:physiology*; D025461:Feedback, Physiological; D006801:Humans; D008954:Models, Biological; D005810:Multigene Family; D011381:Programming Languages; D025941:Protein Interaction Mapping; D043562:Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled / Q000502:physiology; D015398:Signal Transduction; D012984:Software
chemical_list: D043562:Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled; D066246:ErbB Receptors