title: ERK1/2 MAP kinases in cell survival and apoptosis.
abstract: ERK1/2 is an important subfamily of mitogen-activated protein kinases that control a broad range of cellular activities and physiological processes. ERK1/2 can be activated transiently or persistently by MEK1/2 and upstream MAP3Ks in conjunction with regulation and involvement of scaffolding proteins and phosphatases. Activation of ERK1/2 generally promotes cell survival; but under certain conditions, ERK1/2 can have pro-apoptotic functions.
authors.affiliation: Brain Tumor Center and Department of Neuro-Oncology, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, The University of Texas Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences at Houston, Houston, Texas 77030, USA. zhiminlu@mdanderson.org
authors.forename: Zhimin
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Lu
authors.forename: Shuichan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Xu
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D017209:Apoptosis / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D002470:Cell Survival / Q000502:physiology; D048049:Extracellular Signal-Regulated MAP Kinases / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D048369:MAP Kinase Kinase 1 / Q000502:physiology; D048370:MAP Kinase Kinase 2 / Q000502:physiology; D020930:MAP Kinase Kinase Kinases / Q000502:physiology; D020935:MAP Kinase Signaling System / Q000502:physiology*; D019950:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 1 / Q000502:physiology; D048052:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 3 / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D048049:Extracellular Signal-Regulated MAP Kinases; D019950:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 1; D048052:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 3; D020930:MAP Kinase Kinase Kinases; D048369:MAP Kinase Kinase 1; D048370:MAP Kinase Kinase 2