Protein kinase ASK1
Protein kinase ASK1, a member of the mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase kinase family, activates JNK and p38 MAP kinase signaling pathways in response to various stress stimuli, including oxidative stress, endoplasmic reticulum stress, and calcium ion influx . ASK1 plays a key role in the pathogenesis of multiple diseases including cancer, neurodegeneration and cardiovascular diseases and is considered as a promising therapeutic target. The activity of ASK1 is regulated by several other proteins including thioredoxin and the 14-3-3 protein that both function as physiological inhibitors of ASK1. Main goal of this project is to elucidtae the inhibitory mechanism of ASK1 through interaction with regulatory proteins 14-3-3 and thioredoxin (TRX1). This project was funded by Czech Science Foundation (Project 14-10061S).
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