Phosphatase and Feedback Regulation of Raf-1 Signaling
- 1 January 2007
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Cell Cycle
- Vol. 6 (1) , 3-7
- https://doi.org/10.4161/cc.6.1.3593
Abstract
The Raf-1 kinase is an effector of Ras GTPases that lies at the apex of the three-tier Raf/MEK/ERK pathway. Raf-1 activation is a complex process that entails two major events – relief of autoinhibition imposed by the regulatory domain and kinase domain activation. Recent studies indicate that the transition of Raf-1 from an active to an inactive state bears similar complexity to the activation process. Both these events require dynamic changes in Raf-1 phosphorylation. Here, we discuss the critical role of phosphatases and feedback phosphorylation during activation and inactivation of Raf-1 signalling.Keywords
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