The Raf/MEK/ERK pathway: New concepts of activation

Biology of the Cell

Volumn 93, Issue 1-2, 2001, Pages 53-62

  Peyssonnaux, Carole ^a   Eychène, Alain ^a  

^a INSTITUT CURIE   (France)

Author keywords

B Raf; cAMP; Ksr; Rap; Ras

Indexed keywords

B RAF KINASE; BINDING PROTEIN; KINASE SUPPRESSOR OF RAS PROTEIN; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE KINASE; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE KINASE 1 PARTNER 1; PHOSPHATIDYLETHANOLAMINE BINDING PROTEIN; PROTEIN KINASE; RAF PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; APOPTOSIS; BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOLOGY; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL FUNCTION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FLY; GENETICS; MAMMAL CELL; MITOSIS INHIBITION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; WORM;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 0034762203     PISSN: 02484900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0248-4900(01)01125-X     Document Type: Review

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