Antiapoptotic role of the p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase–myocyte enhancer factor 2 transcription factor pathway during neuronal differentiation
Okamoto S, Krainc D, Sherman K, Lipton S. Antiapoptotic role of the p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase–myocyte enhancer factor 2 transcription factor pathway during neuronal differentiation. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2000, 97: 7561-7566. PMID: 10852968, PMCID: PMC16585, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.130502697.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMyocyte enhancer factor 2Mitogen-activated protein kinase p38alphaNeuronal differentiationDominant-negative p38alphaProtein kinase p38alphaDominant-negative formTranscription factor pathwaysMADS familyMEF2 familyMEF2 pathwayCell divisionTranscription factorsMyogenic phenotypeExpression patternsMyogenic factorsAntiapoptotic roleCell deathMammalian cerebral cortexP38alphaApoptotic deathNegative formPrecursor cellsFactor 2Factor pathwayApoptosis