Human Gene Set: GOBP_MAPK_CASCADE

For the Mouse gene set with the same name, see GOBP_MAPK_CASCADE

Standard name GOBP_MAPK_CASCADE
Systematic name M40318
Brief description An intracellular protein kinase cascade containing at least a MAP kinase (MAPK). It starts with the activation of a MAP3K, and the consecutive activation of a MPK2K and a MAPK. The cascade can also contain an additional tier: the upstream MAP4K. The kinases in each tier phosphorylate and activate the kinase in the downstream tier to transmit a signal within a cell. [PMID:20811974, PMID:9561267]
Full description or abstract  
Collection C5: Ontology
      GO: Gene Ontology
            GO:BP: GO Biological Process
Source publication  
Exact source GO:0000165
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External links http://amigo.geneontology.org/amigo/term/GO:0000165
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Source species Homo sapiens
Contributed by Gene Ontology (Gene Ontology Consortium)
Source platform or
identifier namespace		 Human_NCBI_Gene_ID
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Version history 2025.1.Hs: Updated to GO Release 2025-03-16.


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