D-MEKK1, the <it>Drosophila </it>orthologue of mammalian MEKK4/MTK1, and <it>Hemipterous</it>/D-MKK7 mediate the activation of D-JNK by cadmium and arsenite in Schneider cells

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The family of c-Jun NH<sub>2</sub>-terminal kinases (JNK) plays important roles in embryonic development and in cellular responses to stress. Toxic metals and their compounds are potent activators of JNK in mammalian cell...

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Main Authors: Iordanov Mihail S, Subbian Ezhilkani, Ryabinina Olga P
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2006-02-01
Series:BMC Cell Biology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2121/7/7