JNK signaling: regulation and functions based on complex protein-protein partnerships

A Zeke, M Misheva, A Reményi… - … and Molecular Biology …, 2016 - Am Soc Microbiol
The c-Jun N-terminal kinases (JNKs), as members of the mitogen-activated protein kinase
(MAPK) family, mediate eukaryotic cell responses to a wide range of abiotic and biotic stress …

[HTML][HTML] The JNK signaling pathway in inflammatory skin disorders and cancer

MB Hammouda, AE Ford, Y Liu, JY Zhang - Cells, 2020 - mdpi.com
The c-Jun N-terminal kinases (JNKs), with its members JNK1, JNK2, and JNK3, is a
subfamily of (MAPK) mitogen-activated protein kinases. JNK signaling regulates a wide …

[HTML][HTML] Targeting NMDA receptors in stroke: new hope in neuroprotection

QJ Wu, M Tymianski - Molecular brain, 2018 - Springer
Abstract NMDA (N-methyl-d-aspartate) receptors (NMDARs) play a central role in excitotoxic
neuronal death caused by ischemic stroke, but NMDAR channel blockers have failed to be …

[HTML][HTML] Excitotoxicity and stroke: identifying novel targets for neuroprotection

TW Lai, S Zhang, YT Wang - Progress in neurobiology, 2014 - Elsevier
Excitotoxicity, the specific type of neurotoxicity mediated by glutamate, may be the missing
link between ischemia and neuronal death, and intervening the mechanistic steps that lead …

[HTML][HTML] c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK) signaling as a therapeutic target for Alzheimer's disease

R Yarza, S Vela, M Solas, MJ Ramirez - Frontiers in pharmacology, 2016 - frontiersin.org
c-Jun N-terminal kinases (JNKs) are a family of protein kinases that play a central role in
stress signaling pathways implicated in gene expression, neuronal plasticity, regeneration …

[HTML][HTML] BACH2 regulates CD8+ T cell differentiation by controlling access of AP-1 factors to enhancers

R Roychoudhuri, D Clever, P Li, Y Wakabayashi… - Nature …, 2016 - nature.com
T cell antigen receptor (TCR) signaling drives distinct responses depending on the
differentiation state and context of CD8+ T cells. We hypothesized that access of signal …

Endoplasmic reticulum stress links obesity, insulin action, and type 2 diabetes

U Ozcan, Q Cao, E Yilmaz, AH Lee, NN Iwakoshi… - Science, 2004 - science.org
Obesity contributes to the development of type 2 diabetes, but the underlying mechanisms
are poorly understood. Using cell culture and mouse models, we show that obesity causes …

JNK signalling in cancer: in need of new, smarter therapeutic targets

C Bubici, S Papa - British journal of pharmacology, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
The JNKs are master protein kinases that regulate many physiological processes, including
inflammatory responses, morphogenesis, cell proliferation, differentiation, survival and …

Uses for JNK: the many and varied substrates of the c-Jun N-terminal kinases

MA Bogoyevitch, B Kobe - Microbiology and Molecular Biology …, 2006 - Am Soc Microbiol
The c-Jun N-terminal kinases (JNKs) are members of a larger group of serine/threonine
(Ser/Thr) protein kinases from the mitogen-activated protein kinase family. JNKs were …

A peptide inhibitor of c-Jun N-terminal kinase protects against excitotoxicity and cerebral ischemia

T Borsello, PGH Clarke, L Hirt, A Vercelli, M Repici… - Nature medicine, 2003 - nature.com
Neuronal death in cerebral ischemia is largely due to excitotoxic mechanisms, which are
known to activate the c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK) pathway. We have evaluated the …