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GO term:MAPK cascade
Synonym: ERK/MAPK cascade
Synonym: MAP kinase cascade
Synonym: MAP kinase kinase kinase cascade
Synonym: MAPKKK cascade
Synonym: MAPKKK cascade during sporulation
Synonym: MAPK signaling
Synonym: MAPK signalling
Synonym: mitogen-activated protein kinase cascade
GO id:GO:0000165
Definition:An intracellular protein kinase cascade containing at least a MAPK, a MAPKK and a MAP3K. The cascade can also contain two additional tiers: the upstream MAP4K and the downstream MAP Kinase-activated kinase (MAPKAPK). The kinases in each tier phosphorylate and activate the kinases in the downstream tier to transmit a signal within a cell.
CommentsMAPK cascades lie downstream of many cell surface receptors and cooperate in transmitting various extracellular signals to the nucleus. One way by which the specificity of each cascade is regulated is through the existence of several distinct components in each tier of the different cascades. The cascades are typically named according to the component in the MAPK tier.
Number of paths to term: 10

is-adenotes an 'is-a' relationship
part-ofdenotes a 'part-of' relationship
regulatesdenotes a 'regulates' relationship
positively-regulatesdenotes a 'positively-regulates' relationship
negatively-regulatesdenotes a 'negatively-regulates' relationship


Gene_Ontology
        is-abiological_process
                is-abiological regulation
                        is-aregulation of biological process
                                is-aregulation of cellular process
                                        is-asignal transduction
                                                is-aintracellular signal transduction
                                                        is-aintracellular protein kinase cascade
                                                                is-aI-kappaB kinase/NF-kappaB cascade +
                                                                is-aJAK-STAT cascade +
                                                                is-aMAPK cascade [GO:0000165] (501 genes, 882 annotations)
                                                                        is-aERK1 and ERK2 cascade +
                                                                        is-aERK5 cascade +
                                                                        is-aMAPK cascade involved in cell wall biogenesis +
                                                                        is-aMAPK cascade involved in conjugation with cellular fusion +
                                                                        is-aMAPK cascade involved in innate immune response +
                                                                        is-aMAPK cascade involved in osmosensory signaling pathway +
                                                                        part-ofMAPK import into nucleus +
                                                                        negatively-regulatesnegative regulation of MAPK cascade +
                                                                        positively-regulatespositive regulation of MAPK cascade +
                                                                        regulatesregulation of MAPK cascade +
                                                                        is-astress-activated MAPK cascade +
                                                                negatively-regulatesnegative regulation of intracellular protein kinase cascade +
                                                                positively-regulatespositive regulation of intracellular protein kinase cascade +
                                                                is-aprotein kinase A signaling cascade +
                                                                is-aprotein kinase B signaling cascade +
                                                                is-aprotein kinase C signaling cascade +
                                                                regulatesregulation of intracellular protein kinase cascade +
                                                                is-aseptation initiation signaling cascade +
                                                                is-astress-activated protein kinase signaling cascade +


Gene_Ontology
        is-abiological_process
                is-acellular process
                        regulatesregulation of cellular process
                                is-asignal transduction
                                        is-aintracellular signal transduction
                                                is-aintracellular protein kinase cascade
                                                        is-aI-kappaB kinase/NF-kappaB cascade +
                                                        is-aJAK-STAT cascade +
                                                        is-aMAPK cascade [GO:0000165] (501 genes, 882 annotations)
                                                                is-aERK1 and ERK2 cascade +
                                                                is-aERK5 cascade +
                                                                is-aMAPK cascade involved in cell wall biogenesis +
                                                                is-aMAPK cascade involved in conjugation with cellular fusion +
                                                                is-aMAPK cascade involved in innate immune response +
                                                                is-aMAPK cascade involved in osmosensory signaling pathway +
                                                                part-ofMAPK import into nucleus +
                                                                negatively-regulatesnegative regulation of MAPK cascade +
                                                                positively-regulatespositive regulation of MAPK cascade +
                                                                regulatesregulation of MAPK cascade +
                                                                is-astress-activated MAPK cascade +
                                                        negatively-regulatesnegative regulation of intracellular protein kinase cascade +
                                                        positively-regulatespositive regulation of intracellular protein kinase cascade +
                                                        is-aprotein kinase A signaling cascade +
                                                        is-aprotein kinase B signaling cascade +
                                                        is-aprotein kinase C signaling cascade +
                                                        regulatesregulation of intracellular protein kinase cascade +
                                                        is-aseptation initiation signaling cascade +
                                                        is-astress-activated protein kinase signaling cascade +


Gene_Ontology
        is-abiological_process
                is-acellular process
                        is-asingle-organism cellular process
                                is-acell communication
                                        part-ofsignal transduction
                                                is-aintracellular signal transduction
                                                        is-aintracellular protein kinase cascade
                                                                is-aI-kappaB kinase/NF-kappaB cascade +
                                                                is-aJAK-STAT cascade +
                                                                is-aMAPK cascade [GO:0000165] (501 genes, 882 annotations)
                                                                        is-aERK1 and ERK2 cascade +
                                                                        is-aERK5 cascade +
                                                                        is-aMAPK cascade involved in cell wall biogenesis +
                                                                        is-aMAPK cascade involved in conjugation with cellular fusion +
                                                                        is-aMAPK cascade involved in innate immune response +
                                                                        is-aMAPK cascade involved in osmosensory signaling pathway +
                                                                        part-ofMAPK import into nucleus +
                                                                        negatively-regulatesnegative regulation of MAPK cascade +
                                                                        positively-regulatespositive regulation of MAPK cascade +
                                                                        regulatesregulation of MAPK cascade +
                                                                        is-astress-activated MAPK cascade +
                                                                negatively-regulatesnegative regulation of intracellular protein kinase cascade +
                                                                positively-regulatespositive regulation of intracellular protein kinase cascade +
                                                                is-aprotein kinase A signaling cascade +
                                                                is-aprotein kinase B signaling cascade +
                                                                is-aprotein kinase C signaling cascade +
                                                                regulatesregulation of intracellular protein kinase cascade +
                                                                is-aseptation initiation signaling cascade +
                                                                is-astress-activated protein kinase signaling cascade +


Gene_Ontology
        is-abiological_process
                is-acellular process
                        is-asingle-organism cellular process
                                is-acellular response to stimulus
                                        is-asignal transduction
                                                is-aintracellular signal transduction
                                                        is-aintracellular protein kinase cascade
                                                                is-aI-kappaB kinase/NF-kappaB cascade +
                                                                is-aJAK-STAT cascade +
                                                                is-aMAPK cascade [GO:0000165] (501 genes, 882 annotations)
                                                                        is-aERK1 and ERK2 cascade +
                                                                        is-aERK5 cascade +
                                                                        is-aMAPK cascade involved in cell wall biogenesis +
                                                                        is-aMAPK cascade involved in conjugation with cellular fusion +
                                                                        is-aMAPK cascade involved in innate immune response +
                                                                        is-aMAPK cascade involved in osmosensory signaling pathway +
                                                                        part-ofMAPK import into nucleus +
                                                                        negatively-regulatesnegative regulation of MAPK cascade +
                                                                        positively-regulatespositive regulation of MAPK cascade +
                                                                        regulatesregulation of MAPK cascade +
                                                                        is-astress-activated MAPK cascade +
                                                                negatively-regulatesnegative regulation of intracellular protein kinase cascade +
                                                                positively-regulatespositive regulation of intracellular protein kinase cascade +
                                                                is-aprotein kinase A signaling cascade +
                                                                is-aprotein kinase B signaling cascade +
                                                                is-aprotein kinase C signaling cascade +
                                                                regulatesregulation of intracellular protein kinase cascade +
                                                                is-aseptation initiation signaling cascade +
                                                                is-astress-activated protein kinase signaling cascade +


Gene_Ontology
        is-abiological_process
                regulatesregulation of biological process
                        is-aregulation of cellular process
                                is-asignal transduction
                                        is-aintracellular signal transduction
                                                is-aintracellular protein kinase cascade
                                                        is-aI-kappaB kinase/NF-kappaB cascade +
                                                        is-aJAK-STAT cascade +
                                                        is-aMAPK cascade [GO:0000165] (501 genes, 882 annotations)
                                                                is-aERK1 and ERK2 cascade +
                                                                is-aERK5 cascade +
                                                                is-aMAPK cascade involved in cell wall biogenesis +
                                                                is-aMAPK cascade involved in conjugation with cellular fusion +
                                                                is-aMAPK cascade involved in innate immune response +
                                                                is-aMAPK cascade involved in osmosensory signaling pathway +
                                                                part-ofMAPK import into nucleus +
                                                                negatively-regulatesnegative regulation of MAPK cascade +
                                                                positively-regulatespositive regulation of MAPK cascade +
                                                                regulatesregulation of MAPK cascade +
                                                                is-astress-activated MAPK cascade +
                                                        negatively-regulatesnegative regulation of intracellular protein kinase cascade +
                                                        positively-regulatespositive regulation of intracellular protein kinase cascade +
                                                        is-aprotein kinase A signaling cascade +
                                                        is-aprotein kinase B signaling cascade +
                                                        is-aprotein kinase C signaling cascade +
                                                        regulatesregulation of intracellular protein kinase cascade +
                                                        is-aseptation initiation signaling cascade +
                                                        is-astress-activated protein kinase signaling cascade +


Gene_Ontology
        is-abiological_process
                is-aresponse to stimulus
                        is-acellular response to stimulus
                                is-asignal transduction
                                        is-aintracellular signal transduction
                                                is-aintracellular protein kinase cascade
                                                        is-aI-kappaB kinase/NF-kappaB cascade +
                                                        is-aJAK-STAT cascade +
                                                        is-aMAPK cascade [GO:0000165] (501 genes, 882 annotations)
                                                                is-aERK1 and ERK2 cascade +
                                                                is-aERK5 cascade +
                                                                is-aMAPK cascade involved in cell wall biogenesis +
                                                                is-aMAPK cascade involved in conjugation with cellular fusion +
                                                                is-aMAPK cascade involved in innate immune response +
                                                                is-aMAPK cascade involved in osmosensory signaling pathway +
                                                                part-ofMAPK import into nucleus +
                                                                negatively-regulatesnegative regulation of MAPK cascade +
                                                                positively-regulatespositive regulation of MAPK cascade +
                                                                regulatesregulation of MAPK cascade +
                                                                is-astress-activated MAPK cascade +
                                                        negatively-regulatesnegative regulation of intracellular protein kinase cascade +
                                                        positively-regulatespositive regulation of intracellular protein kinase cascade +
                                                        is-aprotein kinase A signaling cascade +
                                                        is-aprotein kinase B signaling cascade +
                                                        is-aprotein kinase C signaling cascade +
                                                        regulatesregulation of intracellular protein kinase cascade +
                                                        is-aseptation initiation signaling cascade +
                                                        is-astress-activated protein kinase signaling cascade +


Gene_Ontology
        is-abiological_process
                is-asignaling
                        is-asingle organism signaling
                                part-ofsignal transduction
                                        is-aintracellular signal transduction
                                                is-aintracellular protein kinase cascade
                                                        is-aI-kappaB kinase/NF-kappaB cascade +
                                                        is-aJAK-STAT cascade +
                                                        is-aMAPK cascade [GO:0000165] (501 genes, 882 annotations)
                                                                is-aERK1 and ERK2 cascade +
                                                                is-aERK5 cascade +
                                                                is-aMAPK cascade involved in cell wall biogenesis +
                                                                is-aMAPK cascade involved in conjugation with cellular fusion +
                                                                is-aMAPK cascade involved in innate immune response +
                                                                is-aMAPK cascade involved in osmosensory signaling pathway +
                                                                part-ofMAPK import into nucleus +
                                                                negatively-regulatesnegative regulation of MAPK cascade +
                                                                positively-regulatespositive regulation of MAPK cascade +
                                                                regulatesregulation of MAPK cascade +
                                                                is-astress-activated MAPK cascade +
                                                        negatively-regulatesnegative regulation of intracellular protein kinase cascade +
                                                        positively-regulatespositive regulation of intracellular protein kinase cascade +
                                                        is-aprotein kinase A signaling cascade +
                                                        is-aprotein kinase B signaling cascade +
                                                        is-aprotein kinase C signaling cascade +
                                                        regulatesregulation of intracellular protein kinase cascade +
                                                        is-aseptation initiation signaling cascade +
                                                        is-astress-activated protein kinase signaling cascade +


Gene_Ontology
        is-abiological_process
                is-asingle-organism process
                        is-asingle organism signaling
                                part-ofsignal transduction
                                        is-aintracellular signal transduction
                                                is-aintracellular protein kinase cascade
                                                        is-aI-kappaB kinase/NF-kappaB cascade +
                                                        is-aJAK-STAT cascade +
                                                        is-aMAPK cascade [GO:0000165] (501 genes, 882 annotations)
                                                                is-aERK1 and ERK2 cascade +
                                                                is-aERK5 cascade +
                                                                is-aMAPK cascade involved in cell wall biogenesis +
                                                                is-aMAPK cascade involved in conjugation with cellular fusion +
                                                                is-aMAPK cascade involved in innate immune response +
                                                                is-aMAPK cascade involved in osmosensory signaling pathway +
                                                                part-ofMAPK import into nucleus +
                                                                negatively-regulatesnegative regulation of MAPK cascade +
                                                                positively-regulatespositive regulation of MAPK cascade +
                                                                regulatesregulation of MAPK cascade +
                                                                is-astress-activated MAPK cascade +
                                                        negatively-regulatesnegative regulation of intracellular protein kinase cascade +
                                                        positively-regulatespositive regulation of intracellular protein kinase cascade +
                                                        is-aprotein kinase A signaling cascade +
                                                        is-aprotein kinase B signaling cascade +
                                                        is-aprotein kinase C signaling cascade +
                                                        regulatesregulation of intracellular protein kinase cascade +
                                                        is-aseptation initiation signaling cascade +
                                                        is-astress-activated protein kinase signaling cascade +


Gene_Ontology
        is-abiological_process
                is-asingle-organism process
                        is-asingle-organism cellular process
                                is-acell communication
                                        part-ofsignal transduction
                                                is-aintracellular signal transduction
                                                        is-aintracellular protein kinase cascade
                                                                is-aI-kappaB kinase/NF-kappaB cascade +
                                                                is-aJAK-STAT cascade +
                                                                is-aMAPK cascade [GO:0000165] (501 genes, 882 annotations)
                                                                        is-aERK1 and ERK2 cascade +
                                                                        is-aERK5 cascade +
                                                                        is-aMAPK cascade involved in cell wall biogenesis +
                                                                        is-aMAPK cascade involved in conjugation with cellular fusion +
                                                                        is-aMAPK cascade involved in innate immune response +
                                                                        is-aMAPK cascade involved in osmosensory signaling pathway +
                                                                        part-ofMAPK import into nucleus +
                                                                        negatively-regulatesnegative regulation of MAPK cascade +
                                                                        positively-regulatespositive regulation of MAPK cascade +
                                                                        regulatesregulation of MAPK cascade +
                                                                        is-astress-activated MAPK cascade +
                                                                negatively-regulatesnegative regulation of intracellular protein kinase cascade +
                                                                positively-regulatespositive regulation of intracellular protein kinase cascade +
                                                                is-aprotein kinase A signaling cascade +
                                                                is-aprotein kinase B signaling cascade +
                                                                is-aprotein kinase C signaling cascade +
                                                                regulatesregulation of intracellular protein kinase cascade +
                                                                is-aseptation initiation signaling cascade +
                                                                is-astress-activated protein kinase signaling cascade +


Gene_Ontology
        is-abiological_process
                is-asingle-organism process
                        is-asingle-organism cellular process
                                is-acellular response to stimulus
                                        is-asignal transduction
                                                is-aintracellular signal transduction
                                                        is-aintracellular protein kinase cascade
                                                                is-aI-kappaB kinase/NF-kappaB cascade +
                                                                is-aJAK-STAT cascade +
                                                                is-aMAPK cascade [GO:0000165] (501 genes, 882 annotations)
                                                                        is-aERK1 and ERK2 cascade +
                                                                        is-aERK5 cascade +
                                                                        is-aMAPK cascade involved in cell wall biogenesis +
                                                                        is-aMAPK cascade involved in conjugation with cellular fusion +
                                                                        is-aMAPK cascade involved in innate immune response +
                                                                        is-aMAPK cascade involved in osmosensory signaling pathway +
                                                                        part-ofMAPK import into nucleus +
                                                                        negatively-regulatesnegative regulation of MAPK cascade +
                                                                        positively-regulatespositive regulation of MAPK cascade +
                                                                        regulatesregulation of MAPK cascade +
                                                                        is-astress-activated MAPK cascade +
                                                                negatively-regulatesnegative regulation of intracellular protein kinase cascade +
                                                                positively-regulatespositive regulation of intracellular protein kinase cascade +
                                                                is-aprotein kinase A signaling cascade +
                                                                is-aprotein kinase B signaling cascade +
                                                                is-aprotein kinase C signaling cascade +
                                                                regulatesregulation of intracellular protein kinase cascade +
                                                                is-aseptation initiation signaling cascade +
                                                                is-astress-activated protein kinase signaling cascade +


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