p38alpha is active in vitro and in vivo when monophosphorylated at threonine 180.

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A common feature of the regulation of many protein kinases is their phosphorylation on a conserved Thr residue in the activation loop. In the family of mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPKs), another phosphorylation event, on a Tyr residue neighboring this Thr (in a TXY motif), is required for activity. Many studies suggested that this dual phosphorylation is an absolute requirement for MAPK activation,...

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