Search for dissertations about: "MAP Kinase Kinase Kinase 5"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 24 swedish dissertations containing the words MAP Kinase Kinase Kinase 5.

  2. 1. Regulation and Function of MAP Kinases in PDGF Signaling

    Author : Glenda Eger; Johan Lennartsson; Carl-Henrik Heldin; Martin Gullberg; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; PDGF; PDGFR; MAP kinase; Erk1 2; Erk5; Dusp MKP; NR4A1; cancer; Biology with specialization in Molecular Cell Biology; Biologi med inriktning mot molekylär cellbiologi; Medical Cell Biology; Medicinsk cellbiologi;

    Abstract : Platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF) is a family of signaling molecules that stimulates cell growth, survival and migration. PDGF is recognized by specific transmembrane proteins, the PDGF receptors, which relay the signals to the cell activating the Mitogen-activated protein (MAP) kinases and other signaling pathways. READ MORE

  4. 2. Role of the map kinase pathways in maintenance of the transformed phenotype

    Author : Sofia Ljungdahl; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : ras; c-jun; MAPK; carcinogenesis; transformation;

    Abstract : In order to interfere pharmacologically with tumor growth and metastasis, it is of great importance to understand the status of the signal transduction systems in tumor cells. The effect of various oncogenes on cellular signal transduction events has largely been studied in short term experiments. READ MORE

  5. 3. Role of MAP Kinases in the Life and Death of Beta-cells

    Author : Natalia Makeeva; Nils Welsh; Godfried Roomans; Thomas Mandrup-Poulsen; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Cell biology; diabetes; beta-cell; p38 MAPK; nitric oxide; apoptosis; Cellbiologi; Cell biology; Cellbiologi;

    Abstract : The development of diabetes mellitus depends on the balance between beta-cell proliferation and death. As mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPK) may control this balance, the aim of this study was to investigate the events leading to MAPK activation in beta-cells and the consequences of these events. READ MORE

  6. 4. Cytokine induced airway hyperreactivity characterized in an in-vitro model of asthma

    Author : Yaping Zhang; Klinisk och experimentell allergiforskning; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; toxicology; Farmakologi; farmakognosi; MAPK; TNF-alpha; 5-HT; Respiratory system; Andningsorganen; Pharmacological sciences; pharmacognosy; pharmacy; interleukin-1beta; hyperresponsiveness; endothelin-1; airway; bradykinin; toxikologi; farmaci;

    Abstract : Asthma is a chronic disorder of the lower airways, characterized by inflammation and hyperreactivity. Pro-inflammatory cytokines like tumour necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) and interleukin-1beta (IL-1beta) are known to play important roles in the pathogenesis, but our knowledge how these cytokines contribute to the development of airway hyperreactivity is limited. READ MORE

  7. 5. Regulation of STAT5 activity by growth hormone

    Author : Tony J Pircher; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : growth hormone janus kinase; STAT5; MAP kinase; phosphatase;

    Abstract : The growth hormone (GH) receptor is a member of the cytokine receptor superfamily. This receptor family has certain common characteristics, among them the absence of a canonical tyrosine kinase consensus sequence and the association with the Janus family of cytosolic tyrosine kinases (JAK). The predominant JAK utilized by the GH receptor is JAK2. READ MORE