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"Here we demonstrate that dusp5, an inducible nuclear phosphatase, interacts specifically with erk2 via a kinase interaction motif (kim) within its amino-terminal noncatalytic domain. This binding determines the substrate specificity of dusp5 in vivo, as it inactivates erk2 but not jun n-terminal protein kinase or p38 map kinase."
"In addition, although mutation of ser-58 to either alanine or glutamic acid does not affect the intrinsic catalytic activity of dusp9/mkp-4, phospho-mimetic (ser-58 to glu) substitution inhibits both the interaction of dusp9/mkp-4 with erk2 and p38? In vivo and its ability to dephosphorylate and inactivate these map kinases."
"In particular, p38 mapk activity stimulates the physical association between ppa2 and mkk1/2- erk1/2 complex, leading to mkk1/2 dephosphorilation by pp2a . p38 mapks activity stimulates the physical association between pp2a and erk complex, leading to mkk1/2 dephosphorylation by pp2a."
"Here we characterize a new map kinase phosphatase, mkp-2, that is induced in human peripheral blood t cells with phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate and is expressed in a variety of nonhematopoietic tissues as well. We show that the in vivo substrate specificities of individual phosphatases are unique. Pac1, mkp-2, and mkp-1 recognize erk and p38, erk and jnk, and erk, p38, and jnk, respectively."