Stress-Activated Protein Kinases

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Posas, Francesc (Editor), Nebreda, Angel R. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2008.
• Series: Topics in Current Genetics, 20
• Subjects: Life sciences.; Molecular biology.; Biochemistry.; Cell biology.; Life Sciences.; Biochemistry, general.; Cell Biology.; Molecular Medicine.

To maximize the probability of survival, cells need to coordinate their intracellular activities in response to changes in the extracellular environment. MAP kinase cascades play an important role in the transduction of signals inside eukaryotic cells. In particular, stress stimuli result in the rap...