MEK kinase 1: kinase domain deficiency in mice reveals a role in orchestrating the thymus-dependent immunity and TNFR family signaling.

Adv Exp Med Biol

Department of Immunology, Imperial College, 10th Floor, Commonwealth Building, Hammersmith Hospital, Du Cane Road, London, W12 0NN, UK.

Published: April 2011

Download full-text PDF

Source
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-6612-4_40DOI Listing

Publication Analysis

Top Keywords

mek kinase
4
kinase kinase
4
kinase domain
4
domain deficiency
4
deficiency mice
4
mice reveals
4
reveals role
4
role orchestrating
4
orchestrating thymus-dependent
4
thymus-dependent immunity
4

Similar Publications

Activation of the p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) pathways is vital in regulating cell growth, differentiation, apoptosis, and stress response, significantly affecting tumorigenesis and cancer progression. We developed a bioinformatic technique to construct an interactome network-based molecular pathways for genes of interest and quantify their activation levels using high-throughput gene expression data. This study is focused on the p38α, p38β, p38γ, and p38δ kinases, examining their activation levels (PALs) based on transcriptomic data and their associations with survival and drug responsiveness across various cancer types.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Two Cysteines in Raf Kinase Inhibitor Protein Make Differential Contributions to Structural Dynamics In Vitro.

Molecules

January 2025

Cancer Microenvironment Branch, Division of Cancer Biology, Research Institute, National Cancer Center, Goyang-si 10408, Republic of Korea.

As a scaffolding protein, Raf kinase binding protein (RKIP) is involved in a variety of cellular pathways, including the Raf-MEK-ERK-cascade. It acts as a negative regulator by binding to its partners, making it an attractive target in the development of therapeutic strategies for cancer. Despite its structural stability as a monomer, RKIP may form a dimer, resulting in the switching of binding partners.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

The treatment landscape for advanced melanoma has transformed significantly with the advent of BRAF and MEK inhibitors (BRAF/MEKi) targeting V600 mutations, as well as immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI) like anti-PD-1 monotherapy or its combinations with anti-CTLA-4 or anti-LAG-3. Despite that, many patients still do not benefit from these treatments at all or develop resistance mechanisms. Therefore, prognostic and predictive biomarkers are needed to identify patients who should switch or escalate their treatment strategies or initiate an intensive follow-up.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) is a subtype of breast cancer that is associated with poor prognosis and low survival rates. The discovery of novel anti-cancer agents to manage this subtype of cancer is still needed. ( is a plant species that is native to Qatar.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Irisin is a newly discovered 12 kDa messenger protein involved in energy metabolism. Irisin affects signaling pathways in several types of cancer; however, the role of irisin in metastatic melanoma (MM) has not been described yet. We explored the biological effects of irisin in in vitro models of MM cells (HBL, LND1, Hmel1 and M3) capable of the oncogenic activation of BRAF.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Want AI Summaries of new PubMed Abstracts delivered to your In-box?

Enter search terms and have AI summaries delivered each week - change queries or unsubscribe any time!