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"An intracellular protein kinase cascade containing at least ERK1 or ERK2 (MAPKs), a MEK (a MAPKK) and a MAP3K. The cascade can also contain two additional tiers: the upstream MAP4K and the downstream MAP Kinase-activated kinase (MAPKAPK). The kinases in each tier phosphorylate and activate the kinases in the downstream tier to transmit a signal within a cell." [GOC:add, GOC:signaling, ISBN:0121245462, ISBN:0896039986, PMID:20811974]
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ERK1 and ERK2 cascade
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ERK1 and ERK2 signaling pathway, ERK1 and ERK2 signalling pathway, ERK1/2 cascade, extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1/2 (ERK1/2) cascade, extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1/2 cascade
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Reactome:REACT_100214 "ERK2 activation, Rattus norvegicus", Reactome:REACT_102658 "ERK2 activation, Gallus gallus", Reactome:REACT_107705 "ERK2 activation, Mus musculus", Reactome:REACT_110773 "ERK2 activation, Danio rerio", Reactome:REACT_111031 "ERK2 activation, Taeniopygia guttata", Reactome:REACT_112775 "ERK2 activation, Arabidopsis thaliana", Reactome:REACT_112819 "ERK2 activation, Dictyostelium discoideum", Reactome:REACT_115367 "ERK2 activation, Oryza sativa", Reactome:REACT_1183 "ERK2 activation, Homo sapiens", Reactome:REACT_25141 "ERK2 activation, Gallus gallus", Reactome:REACT_25393 "ERK activation, Gallus gallus", Reactome:REACT_29696 "ERK2 activation, Saccharomyces cerevisiae", Reactome:REACT_77794 "ERK2 activation, Xenopus tropicalis", Reactome:REACT_77829 "ERK2 activation, Bos taurus", Reactome:REACT_81711 "ERK2 activation, Drosophila melanogaster", Reactome:REACT_90463 "ERK2 activation, Caenorhabditis elegans", Reactome:REACT_94688 "ERK2 activation, Sus scrofa", Reactome:REACT_97178 "ERK2 activation, Schizosaccharomyces pombe", Reactome:REACT_97662 "ERK2 activation, Canis familiaris"
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Note that this MAPKKK cascade is commonly referred to as the ERK pathway in the literature, but involves only ERK1 or ERK2, not other ERK kinases.
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ERK1 cascade, ERK2 cascade, MAPK1 cascade, MAPK3 cascade
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ERK cascade