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Mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPKs) are important signal transducing enzymes, unique to eukaryotes, that are involved in many facets of cellular regulation. Initial research concentrated on defining the components and organization of MAPK signalling cascades, but recent studies have begun to shed light on the physiological functions of these cascades in the control of gene expression, cell proliferation and programmed cell death.
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We thank M. Cobb and E. Wagner for suggestions and criticism. M.K. is an American Cancer Society Research Professor; work in his lab is supported by the NIH and State of California Cancer Research Program. L.C. is supported by a NIH postdoctoral fellowship. Our apologies to those whose work was not cited due to space limitations.
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Chang, L., Karin, M. Mammalian MAP kinase signalling cascades. Nature 410, 37–40 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1038/35065000
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