Essays about: "extracellular signal-regulated kinase ERK"

Found 2 essays containing the words extracellular signal-regulated kinase ERK.

1. 1. Characterization of pERK expression in amygdala and its role in nociceptive behavior

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Microbiology

   Author : Mychelly Moraes De Siqueira; [2016]
   Keywords : amygdala; extracellular signal-regulated kinase ERK ; mitogen-activated protein kinase MAPK ; nociceptive; pain;

   Abstract : Extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK), is a member of the mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) family of serine/threonine protein kinases. Functioning as intracellular signaling molecules, they are responsible for multiple extracellular signals transduction into diverse intracellular responses through transcriptional and post-translational regulations. READ MORE

3. 2. Analysis of Map3k-dependent molecular mechanisms regulating signaling in iNKT and B cells

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Examensarbeten i molekylärbiologi

   Author : Saba Anwar; [2013]
   Keywords : Biology and Life Sciences;

   Abstract : Abstract Our immune system consists of two types of lymphocytes; B lymphocytes which produce antibodies in response to an antigen, and T lymphocytes which differentiate into particular effector T lymphocytes such as a cytotoxic, helper or regulatory T cell in response to an antigen. Type 1 invariant natural killer T cells (iNKT cells) are a unique population of T cells whose phenotypical, developmental and functional characteristics differ from conventional T cells (Novak and Lehuen, 2011). READ MORE