id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-279316-xz7aawem MIZUTANI, T. Signal Transduction in SARS‐CoV‐Infected Cells 2007-04-23 .txt text/plain 3156 171 45 Recent studies regarding SARS and SARS‐CoV have clarified that activation of mitogen‐activated protein kinases (MAPKs) plays important roles in upregulation of cytokine expression and apoptosis both in vitro and in vivo. For example, mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPKs) are well-known signal transducers that respond to extracellular stimulation by cytokines, growth factors, viral infection, and stress, and in turn regulate cell differentiation, proliferation, survival, and apoptosis. Extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) 1/2 was phosphorylated in SARS-CoV-infected Vero E6 cells, 27 whereas ERK1/2 was downregulated in N protein-expressing COS-1 cells as described below. Activation of the p38 MAPK signaling pathway and dephosphorylation of STAT3 via p38 MAPK induced by SARS-CoV infection have partially proapoptotic roles in Vero E6 cells. Importance of Akt signaling pathway for apoptosis in SARS-CoV-infected Vero E6 cells ./cache/cord-279316-xz7aawem.txt ./txt/cord-279316-xz7aawem.txt