The complexity of the ERK/MAP kinase pathway and the treatment of melanoma skin cancer

The central role played by the ERK/MAPK pathway downstream of RAS in human neoplasias is best exemplified in the context of melanoma skin cancer. Signalling through the MAPK pathway is crucial for the proliferation of melanocytes, the healthy pigment cells that give rise to melanoma. However, hyper-...

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Main Authors: Claudia eWellbrock, Imanol eArozarena
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology
Subjects:
ERK
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fcell.2016.00033/full