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Abstract

A signaling pathway has been elucidated whereby growth factors activate the transcription factor cyclic adenosine monophosphate response element-binding protein (CREB), a critical regulator of immediate early gene transcription. Growth factor-stimulated CREB phosphorylation at serine-133 is mediated by the RAS-mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) pathway. MAPK activates CREB kinase, which in turn phosphorylates and activates CREB. Purification, sequencing, and biochemical characterization of CREB kinase revealed that it is identical to a member of the pp90 RSK family, RSK2. RSK2 was shown to mediate growth factor induction of CREB serine-133 phosphorylation both in vitro and in vivo. These findings identify a cellular function for RSK2 and define a mechanism whereby growth factor signals mediated by RAS and MAPK are transmitted to the nucleus to activate gene expression.

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Authors 3
  1. Jun Xing (first)
  2. David D. Ginty (additional)
  3. Michael E. Greenberg (additional)
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@article{Xing_1996, title={Coupling of the RAS-MAPK Pathway to Gene Activation by RSK2, a Growth Factor-Regulated CREB Kinase}, volume={273}, ISSN={1095-9203}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.273.5277.959}, DOI={10.1126/science.273.5277.959}, number={5277}, journal={Science}, publisher={American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)}, author={Xing, Jun and Ginty, David D. and Greenberg, Michael E.}, year={1996}, month=aug, pages={959–963} }