Nature Communications (Apr 2020)

Interference with ERK-dimerization at the nucleocytosolic interface targets pathological ERK1/2 signaling without cardiotoxic side-effects

  • Angela Tomasovic,
  • Theresa Brand,
  • Constanze Schanbacher,
  • Sofia Kramer,
  • Martin W. Hümmert,
  • Patricio Godoy,
  • Wolfgang Schmidt-Heck,
  • Peter Nordbeck,
  • Jonas Ludwig,
  • Susanne Homann,
  • Armin Wiegering,
  • Timur Shaykhutdinov,
  • Christoph Kratz,
  • Ruth Knüchel,
  • Hans-Konrad Müller-Hermelink,
  • Andreas Rosenwald,
  • Norbert Frey,
  • Jutta Eichler,
  • Dobromir Dobrev,
  • Ali El-Armouche,
  • Jan G. Hengstler,
  • Oliver J. Müller,
  • Karsten Hinrichs,
  • Friederike Cuello,
  • Alma Zernecke,
  • Kristina Lorenz

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-15505-4
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 11, no. 1
pp. 1 – 16

Abstract

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Drugs targeting dysregulated ERK1/2 signaling can cause severe cardiac side effects, precluding their wide therapeutic application. Here, a new and cardio-safe targeting strategy is presented that interferes with ERK dimerization to prevent pathological ERK1/2 signaling in the heart and cancer.