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Leonid Visochek1, Malka Cohen-Armon1,2
1Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel Aviv 69978, Israel.
Abstract:
A synergism between PARP1 and phosphorylated Erk mediating IEG (immediate early gene) expression has been recently reported in cerebral neurons and cardiomyocytes. Stimulation induced PARP-Erk synergism was required for IEG expression underlying synaptic plasticity and long-term memory acquisition during learning. It was similarly required for cardiomyocytes development. Here, we identified this mechanism in Erk-induced gene expression promoting proliferation. This mechanism can be targeted in malignant cells.
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