[HTML][HTML] Biological rationale for targeting MEK/ERK pathways in anti-cancer therapy and to potentiate tumour responses to radiation

F Marampon, C Ciccarelli, BM Zani - International journal of molecular …, 2019 - mdpi.com
ERK1 and ERK2 (ERKs), two extracellular regulated kinases (ERK1/2), are evolutionary-
conserved and ubiquitous serine-threonine kinases involved in regulating cell signalling in …

Targeting ERK1/2 protein-serine/threonine kinases in human cancers

R Roskoski Jr - Pharmacological research, 2019 - Elsevier
ERK1 and ERK2 are key protein kinases that contribute to the Ras-Raf-MEK-ERK MAP
kinase signalling module. This pathway participates in the control of numerous processes …

ERK1/2 inhibitors: New weapons to inhibit the RAS-regulated RAF-MEK1/2-ERK1/2 pathway

AM Kidger, J Sipthorp, SJ Cook - Pharmacology & therapeutics, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract The RAS-regulated RAF-MEK1/2-ERK1/2 signalling pathway is de-regulated in a
variety of cancers due to mutations in receptor tyrosine kinases (RTKs), negative regulators …

[HTML][HTML] ERK/MAPK signalling pathway and tumorigenesis

YJ Guo, WW Pan, SB Liu… - Experimental and …, 2020 - spandidos-publications.com
Mitogen‑activated protein kinase (MAPK) cascades are key signalling pathways that
regulate a wide variety of cellular processes, including proliferation, differentiation …

[HTML][HTML] Playing the whack-a-mole game: ERK5 activation emerges among the resistance mechanisms to RAF-MEK1/2-ERK1/2-targeted therapy

A Tubita, I Tusa, E Rovida - Frontiers in Cell and Developmental …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Molecularly tailored therapies have opened a new era, chronic myeloid leukemia being the
ideal example, in the treatment of cancer. However, available therapeutic options are still …

[HTML][HTML] ERK1 and ERK2 map kinases: specific roles or functional redundancy?

R Buscà, J Pouysségur, P Lenormand - Frontiers in cell and …, 2016 - frontiersin.org
The MAP kinase signaling cascade Ras/Raf/MEK/ERK has been involved in a large variety
of cellular and physiological processes that are crucial for life. Many pathological situations …

ERK inhibition overcomes acquired resistance to MEK inhibitors

G Hatzivassiliou, B Liu, C O'Brien, JM Spoerke… - Molecular cancer …, 2012 - AACR
Abstract The RAS/RAF/MEK pathway is activated in more than 30% of human cancers, most
commonly via mutation in the K-ras oncogene and also via mutations in BRAF. Several …

Extracellular-regulated kinases: signaling from Ras to ERK substrates to control biological outcomes

ST Eblen - Advances in cancer research, 2018 - Elsevier
The extracellular-regulated kinases ERK1 and ERK2 are evolutionarily conserved,
ubiquitous serine–threonine kinases that are involved in regulating cellular signaling in both …

[HTML][HTML] ERK1 and ERK2 mitogen-activated protein kinases affect Ras-dependent cell signaling differentially

C Vantaggiato, I Formentini, A Bondanza, C Bonini… - Journal of biology, 2006 - Springer
Background The mitogen-activated protein (MAP) kinases p44 ERK1 and p42 ERK2 are
crucial components of the regulatory machinery underlying normal and malignant cell …

[HTML][HTML] MAPK-ERK Pathway

JI Park - International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2023 - mdpi.com
The name extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) was first used for a cell cycle
regulating Ser/Thr protein kinase cloned in mammalian cells [1], which was termed ERK1 …