Targeting aberrant RAS/RAF/MEK/ERK signaling for cancer therapy

U Degirmenci, M Wang, J Hu - Cells, 2020 - mdpi.com
The RAS/RAF/MEK/ERK (MAPK) signaling cascade is essential for cell inter-and intra-
cellular communication, which regulates fundamental cell functions such as growth, survival …

Regulation of RAF protein kinases in ERK signalling

H Lavoie, M Therrien - Nature reviews Molecular cell biology, 2015 - nature.com
RAF family kinases were among the first oncoproteins to be described more than 30 years
ago. They primarily act as signalling relays downstream of RAS, and their close ties to …

The role of CRAF in cancer progression: from molecular mechanisms to precision therapies

M Riaud, J Maxwell, I Soria-Bretones… - Nature Reviews …, 2024 - nature.com
The RAF family of kinases includes key activators of the pro-tumourigenic mitogen-activated
protein kinase pathway. Hyperactivation of RAF proteins, particularly BRAF and CRAF …

Mitogen-activated protein (MAP) kinase pathways: regulation and physiological functions

G Pearson, F Robinson, T Beers Gibson, B Xu… - Endocrine …, 2001 - academic.oup.com
Mitogen-activated protein (MAP) kinases comprise a family of ubiquitous proline-directed,
protein-serine/threonine kinases, which participate in signal transduction pathways that …

The RAF proteins take centre stage

C Wellbrock, M Karasarides, R Marais - Nature reviews Molecular cell …, 2004 - nature.com
Since their discovery over 20 years ago, the RAF proteins have been intensely studied. For
most of that time, the focus of the field has been the C-RAF isoform and its role as an effector …

Signal transduction mediated by the Ras/Raf/MEK/ERK pathway from cytokine receptors to transcription factors: potential targeting for therapeutic intervention.

F Chang, LS Steelman, JT Lee… - Leukemia …, 2003 - search.ebscohost.com
Abstract The Ras/Raf/Mitogen-activated protein kinase/ERK kinase (MEK)/extracellular-
signal-regulated kinase (ERK) cascade couples signals from cell surface receptors to …

MAP kinases

Z Chen, TB Gibson, F Robinson, L Silvestro… - Chemical …, 2001 - ACS Publications
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Phospholipase D: enzymology, functionality, and chemical modulation

PE Selvy, RR Lavieri, CW Lindsley, HA Brown - Chemical reviews, 2011 - ACS Publications
Phosphatidic acid (PA) is a critical phospholipid constituent in eukaryotic cell membranes,
which accounts for 1À4% of the total lipid. 1 This lipophilic glycerophospholipid has a …

Regulation of Raf-1 by direct feedback phosphorylation

MK Dougherty, J Müller, DA Ritt, M Zhou, XZ Zhou… - Molecular cell, 2005 - cell.com
The Raf-1 kinase is an important signaling molecule, functioning in the Ras pathway to
transmit mitogenic, differentiative, and oncogenic signals to the downstream kinases MEK …

MAPK pathways in radiation responses

P Dent, A Yacoub, PB Fisher, MP Hagan, S Grant - Oncogene, 2003 - nature.com
Within the last 15 years, multiple new signal transduction pathways within cells have been
discovered. Many of these pathways belong to what is now termed 'the mitogen-activated …