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Extracellular signal-regulated kinase activates topoisomerase IIalpha through a mechanism independent of phosphorylation.
Molecular and cellular biology - 1 May 1999
Shapiro P S, Whalen A M, Tolwinski N S, Wilsbacher J, Froelich-Ammon S J, Garcia M, Osheroff N, Ahn N G
Abstract excerpt
The mitogen-activated protein (MAP) kinases, extracellular signal-related kinase 1 (ERK1) and ERK2, regulate cellular responses by mediating extracellular growth signals toward cytoplasmic and nuclear targets. A potential target for ERK is topoisomerase IIalpha, which becomes highly phosphorylated during mitosis and is required for several aspects of nucleic acid metabolism, including chromosome condensation and...
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