1993
MEK2 is a kinase related to MEK1 and is differentially expressed in murine tissues.
Brott BK, Alessandrini A, Largaespada DA, Copeland NG, Jenkins NA, Crews CM, Erikson RL. MEK2 is a kinase related to MEK1 and is differentially expressed in murine tissues. Molecular Cancer Research 1993, 4: 921-9. PMID: 8297798.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceAmino AcidsAnimalsAnimals, NewbornBase SequenceBrainChromosome MappingCloning, MolecularFemaleGene Expression RegulationMaleMAP Kinase Kinase 1MAP Kinase Kinase 2MiceMitogen-Activated Protein Kinase KinasesMolecular Sequence DataNucleic Acid HybridizationProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesProtein-Tyrosine KinasesRecombinant ProteinsRNA, MessengerSequence AnalysisConceptsERK-1Dual-specificity kinaseMurine chromosome 9Substantial sequence homologyErk/MAPMultigene familyLow expression levelsMEK2 proteinsAdult mouse brainSequence homologyAmino terminusDifferent genesERK-2MEK2MEK1Northern analysisChromosome 9Complementary DNAMurine tissuesExpression levelsKinase
1992
Purification of a murine protein-tyrosine/threonine kinase that phosphorylates and activates the Erk-1 gene product: relationship to the fission yeast byr1 gene product.
Crews CM, Erikson RL. Purification of a murine protein-tyrosine/threonine kinase that phosphorylates and activates the Erk-1 gene product: relationship to the fission yeast byr1 gene product. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1992, 89: 8205-8209. PMID: 1381507, PMCID: PMC49886, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.89.17.8205.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsEnzyme ActivationFungal ProteinsGenesMiceMitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 3Mitogen-Activated Protein KinasesMolecular Sequence DataPeptide FragmentsPhosphorylationPhosphoserinePhosphothreoninePhosphotyrosineProtein KinasesRecombinant ProteinsSequence AlignmentTyrosineConceptsGene productsProtein kinaseSerine/threonine phosphatase 2AMyelin basic protein kinaseProtein tyrosine phosphatase 1B.MAPK/ERK kinaseSignal transduction mechanismsPossible signal transduction mechanismsERK-1 proteinSte7 genePhosphatase 2AThreonine kinaseERK kinaseERK-1Tyrosine residuesSequence analysisKinaseTransduction mechanismsMEKTrypsin digestionProteinByr1PurificationGenesLesser extent
1991
Mouse Erk-1 gene product is a serine/threonine protein kinase that has the potential to phosphorylate tyrosine.
Crews CM, Alessandrini AA, Erikson RL. Mouse Erk-1 gene product is a serine/threonine protein kinase that has the potential to phosphorylate tyrosine. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1991, 88: 8845-8849. PMID: 1717989, PMCID: PMC52607, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.88.19.8845.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsBase SequenceBlotting, WesternCalcium-Calmodulin-Dependent Protein KinasesCloning, MolecularMiceMolecular Sequence DataMolecular WeightMyelin Basic ProteinOligonucleotidesPhosphoprotein PhosphatasesPhosphoproteinsPhosphotyrosinePolymerase Chain ReactionProtein KinasesProtein Phosphatase 2Protein Serine-Threonine KinasesRecombinant ProteinsTyrosineConceptsSerine/threonine protein kinaseERK-1Serine/threonine kinaseRibosomal protein S6 kinaseSubstrate phosphorylation sitesThreonine protein kinaseProtein S6 kinaseSame substrate specificityPhosphatase 2AThreonine residuesThreonine kinaseActive kinasePhosphorylation sitesERK1 proteinS6 kinaseProtein kinaseSequence dataBacterial expressionSubstrate specificityGene productsKinase activityPhosphatase 1BKinaseRat cellsProtein