Abstract
The p38 family of mitogen-activated protein kinases includes p38α (SAPK2a, CSBP), p38β (SAPK2b), p386 (SAPK4), and p38y (SAPK3/ERK6). p38α and p38β are widely expressed p38 isoforms that are involved in regulation of cell proliferation, differentiation, development, and response to stress. Relatively less is known regarding the function of the p386 isoform. In this review, we discuss the role of the p38α, p38β, and p38γ isoforms and then present recent findings that define a role for p386 as a regulator of differentiation-dependent gene expression in keratinocytes.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 823-828 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Journal of Investigative Dermatology |
Volume | 120 |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - May 1 2003 |
Funding
This work utilized the facilities of the Skin Diseases Research Center of Northeast Ohio (NIH, AR39750) and was supported by grants from the National Institutes of Health (RLE). Dr Efimova was supported by a Dermatology Foundation Fellowship.
Keywords
- Apoptosis
- ERK
- Involucrin
- Keratinocyte differentiation
- MAPK
- Signal
- Transduction
- p38 MAPK
- p38γ
- p38δ
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Dermatology
- Molecular Biology
- Biochemistry
- Cell Biology