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ERK

Written by the Fiveable Content Team โ€ข Last updated August 2025
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Verified for the 2027 examโ€ขWritten by the Fiveable Content Team โ€ข Last updated August 2025

Definition

A protein kinase in the signal transduction pathway that is phosphorylated by MEK; its phosphorylation state (pERK) affects downstream cellular responses including cell division.

AP course connection

Topic 4.3: 4.3 Signal Transduction Pathways

Unit 4

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