Extracellular signal-regulated kinases in T cells: Characterization of human ERK1 and ERK2 cDNAs

Hajime Owaki, Robert Makar, Teri G. Boulton, Melanie H. Cobb, Thomas D. Geppert

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

51 Scopus citations

Abstract

Extracellular signal-regulated kinases 1 and 2 are growth factor-sensitive serine/threonine kinases. cDNAs for both human kinases were isolated and sequenced. The nucleic acid and deduced protein sequences of human extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1 were 88% and 96% identical, respectively, to the homologous rat sequences. The nucleic acid and deduced protein sequences of human extracellular signal-regulated kinase 2 were 90% and 98% identical, respectively, to the corresponding rat sequences. A human extracellular signal-regulated kinase 2 specific probe was used to demonstrate that the mRNA for this kinase was present in T cells and did not change with activation. The deduced protein sequences of both human kinases were greater than 95% identical to two Xenopus kinase sequences, indicating that these enzymes are highly conserved across species.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1416-1422
Number of pages7
JournalBiochemical and Biophysical Research Communications
Volume182
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - Feb 14 1992

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Biophysics
  • Biochemistry
  • Molecular Biology
  • Cell Biology

Fingerprint

Dive into the research topics of 'Extracellular signal-regulated kinases in T cells: Characterization of human ERK1 and ERK2 cDNAs'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

Cite this