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ArticleMolecular and cellular biology2000

Involvement of the MKK6-p38gamma cascade in gamma-radiation-induced cell cycle arrest.

X Wang, C H McGowan, M Zhao, L He, J S Downey, C Fearns, Y Wang, S Huang, J Han

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Article in Molecular and cellular biology, 2000. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 93 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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93 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 249 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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9 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

X WangDepartment of Immunology, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA.
C H McGowan
M Zhao
L He
J S Downey
C Fearns
Y Wang
S Huang
J Han
Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute · USScripps Research Institute · USUniversity of Maryland, Baltimore · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The p38 group of kinases belongs to the mitogen-activated protein (MAP) kinase superfamily with structural and functional characteristics distinguishable from those of the ERK, JNK (SAPK), and BMK (ERK5) kinases. Although there is a high degree of similarity among members of the p38 group in terms of structure and activation, each member appears to have a unique function. Here we show that activation of p38gamma (also known as ERK6 or SAPK3), but not the other p38 isoforms, is required for gamma-irradiation-induced G(2) arrest. Activation of the MKK6-p38gamma cascade is sufficient to induce G(2) arrest in cells, and expression of dominant negative alleles of MKK6 or p38gamma allows cells to escape the DNA damage-induce G(2) delay. Activation of p38gamma is dependent on ATM and leads to activation of Cds1 (also known as Chk2). These data suggest a model in which activation of ATM by gamma irradiation leads to the activation of MKK6, p38gamma, and Cds1 and that activation of both MKK6 and p38gamma is essential for the proper regulation of the G(2) checkpoint in mammalian cells.

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Ataxia Telangiectasia Mutated ProteinsCalcium-Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinasescdc25 PhosphatasesCDC2 Protein KinaseCell CycleCell Cycle ProteinsCell DeathCheckpoint Kinase 2DNA-Binding ProteinsDNA DamageEnzyme InhibitorsFibroblastsG2 PhaseGamma RaysHeLa CellsHumansAtaxia Telangiectasia Mutated ProteinsATM protein, humanCalcium-Calmodulin-Dependent Protein KinasesCDC25C protein, humancdc25 PhosphatasesCDC2 Protein KinaseCell Cycle ProteinsCheckpoint Kinase 2CHEK2 protein, humanDNA-Binding ProteinsEnzyme InhibitorsImidazolesIsoenzymesMAP2K1 protein, humanMAP2K5 protein, humanMAP2K6 protein, humanMAP2K7 protein, humanMAP Kinase Kinase 1MAP Kinase Kinase 5MAP Kinase Kinase 6MAP Kinase Kinase 7Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 7Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase KinasesMitogen-Activated Protein Kinasesp38 Mitogen-Activated Protein KinasesProtein KinasesProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesPyridinesSB 203580Tumor Suppressor Proteins

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PMID10848581
PMCPMC85840
OpenAlexW2011549770

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