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A Mass Spectrometry-Based Approach to Identify Phosphoprotein Phosphatases and their Interactors
Published on: April 29, 2022
Mitogen activated protein kinase phosphatases and cancer
Kelly K Haagenson1, Gen Sheng Wu
1Graduate Program in Cancer Biology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI, USA.
Abstract:
Deregulation of cell signaling is a vital part of cancer development. The mitogen activated protein kinase (MAPK) family is involved in regulating both cell growth and cell death. This family of kinases is negatively regulated by mitogen activated protein kinase phosphatases (MKPs). MKPs are dual specificity phosphatases that target threonine and tyrosine residues that appear in a TXY motif. There are eleven members of the MKP family. Expression of MKPs has been shown to be altered in many different types of cancer. Most of what is known centers on MKP-1, MKP-2 and MKP-3. This review will focus on their role in cancer development and progression.
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