mitogen

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The protein process, a series of chemical reactions officially known as the mitogen activated protein kinase (MAPK) signal transduction cascade, plays a role in many cellular functions, including cell growth and development, cell division, and death.

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  • Of these genes, PSMB encodes a proteasome subunit involved in cleaving peptides for presentation by class I antigen, the TAP gene product is a transporter for antigen processing, and BRD2 codes for a mitogen-activated nuclear kinase. —  PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles
  • Thermodynamic characterization of pyrazole and azaindole derivatives binding to p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase using Biacore T100 technology and van't Hoff analysis —  CiteULike: Everyone's library
  • (ATP) binding to p38 mitogen-activated protein (MAP) kinase. —  CiteULike: Everyone's library
  • Inhibition of the mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) pathway or the transcription factor SRF suppresses all transcriptional upregulation. —  CiteULike: Everyone's library
  • Reconstitution of mitogen-activated protein kinase phosphorylation cascades in bacteria. —  CiteULike: Everyone's library
 

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