Mapk3

UniProt ID: Q63844
Organism: Mus musculus
Review Status: COMPLETE
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Gene Description

Mapk3 encodes ERK1/p44 MAPK, a CMGC-family proline-directed serine/threonine protein kinase in the ERK1/2 branch of the RAS-RAF-MEK-ERK cascade. ERK1 is activated by MEK-mediated dual phosphorylation of the TEY activation-loop motif and phosphorylates many cytosolic and nuclear substrates selected by proline-directed motifs, D-motif/CD-site and DEF/FRS docking. ERK1 and ERK2 are closely related but not fully interchangeable in mouse; therefore direct kinase and ERK cascade terms are core, while developmental, immune, autophagy, neuronal, and stress-response phenotypes are curated as context-specific outputs.

Existing Annotations Review

GO Term Evidence Action Reason
GO:0005634 nucleus
IBA
GO_REF:0000033
ACCEPT
Summary: nucleus is consistent with core ERK MAP kinase activity, phosphorylation, cascade function, or localization.
Reason: This term directly captures ERK catalytic activity, ERK cascade participation, protein phosphorylation, or canonical nucleo-cytoplasmic localization.
Supporting Evidence:
file:mouse/Mapk3/Mapk3-deep-research-falcon.md
ERK1/2 are described as present in **cytoplasmic, nuclear, and membrane-associated** pools.
GO:0005737 cytoplasm
IBA
GO_REF:0000033
ACCEPT
Summary: cytoplasm is consistent with core ERK MAP kinase activity, phosphorylation, cascade function, or localization.
Reason: This term directly captures ERK catalytic activity, ERK cascade participation, protein phosphorylation, or canonical nucleo-cytoplasmic localization.
Supporting Evidence:
file:mouse/Mapk3/Mapk3-deep-research-falcon.md
ERK1/2 are described as present in **cytoplasmic, nuclear, and membrane-associated** pools.
GO:0035556 intracellular signal transduction
IBA
GO_REF:0000033
MODIFY
Summary: intracellular signal transduction is a broad parent for ERK1/2 signaling.
Reason: The more specific biological process for these ERK proteins is the ERK1 and ERK2 cascade.
Proposed replacements: ERK1 and ERK2 cascade
Supporting Evidence:
file:mouse/Mapk3/Mapk3-deep-research-falcon.md
ERK1/2 function as the final kinases in the RAS-RAF-MEK-ERK cascade
GO:0004674 protein serine/threonine kinase activity
IBA
GO_REF:0000033
ACCEPT
Summary: protein serine/threonine kinase activity is consistent with core ERK MAP kinase activity, phosphorylation, cascade function, or localization.
Reason: This term directly captures ERK catalytic activity, ERK cascade participation, protein phosphorylation, or canonical nucleo-cytoplasmic localization.
Supporting Evidence:
file:mouse/Mapk3/Mapk3-deep-research-falcon.md
ERK1/2 are **proline-directed Ser/Thr protein kinases**, with strong preference for **PX(S/T)P** motifs
GO:0007166 cell surface receptor signaling pathway
IBA
GO_REF:0000033
MODIFY
Summary: cell surface receptor signaling pathway is a broad parent for ERK1/2 signaling.
Reason: The more specific biological process for these ERK proteins is the ERK1 and ERK2 cascade.
Proposed replacements: ERK1 and ERK2 cascade
Supporting Evidence:
file:mouse/Mapk3/Mapk3-deep-research-falcon.md
ERK1/2 function as the final kinases in the RAS-RAF-MEK-ERK cascade
GO:0001784 phosphotyrosine residue binding
IEA
GO_REF:0000117
UNDECIDED
Summary: phosphotyrosine residue binding lacks term-specific support in the currently available local evidence.
Reason: The generic ERK context-dependence evidence does not justify retaining this specific annotation without direct support.
GO:0004672 protein kinase activity
IEA
GO_REF:0000002
MODIFY
Summary: protein kinase activity is less specific than ERK MAP kinase activity.
Reason: MAPK1/MAPK3 are ERK-family MAP kinases with proline-directed serine/threonine protein kinase activity.
Proposed replacements: MAP kinase activity
Supporting Evidence:
file:mouse/Mapk3/Mapk3-deep-research-falcon.md
ERK1/2 are **proline-directed Ser/Thr protein kinases**, with strong preference for **PX(S/T)P** motifs
GO:0004707 MAP kinase activity
IEA
GO_REF:0000120
ACCEPT
Summary: MAP kinase activity is consistent with core ERK MAP kinase activity, phosphorylation, cascade function, or localization.
Reason: This term directly captures ERK catalytic activity, ERK cascade participation, protein phosphorylation, or canonical nucleo-cytoplasmic localization.
Supporting Evidence:
file:mouse/Mapk3/Mapk3-deep-research-falcon.md
ERK1/2 are **proline-directed Ser/Thr protein kinases**, with strong preference for **PX(S/T)P** motifs
GO:0005524 ATP binding
IEA
GO_REF:0000002
ACCEPT
Summary: ATP binding is consistent with core ERK MAP kinase activity, phosphorylation, cascade function, or localization.
Reason: This term directly captures ERK catalytic activity, ERK cascade participation, protein phosphorylation, or canonical nucleo-cytoplasmic localization.
Supporting Evidence:
file:mouse/Mapk3/Mapk3-deep-research-falcon.md
ERK1/2 are **proline-directed Ser/Thr protein kinases**, with strong preference for **PX(S/T)P** motifs
GO:0005634 nucleus
IEA
GO_REF:0000120
ACCEPT
Summary: nucleus is consistent with core ERK MAP kinase activity, phosphorylation, cascade function, or localization.
Reason: This term directly captures ERK catalytic activity, ERK cascade participation, protein phosphorylation, or canonical nucleo-cytoplasmic localization.
Supporting Evidence:
file:mouse/Mapk3/Mapk3-deep-research-falcon.md
ERK1/2 are described as present in **cytoplasmic, nuclear, and membrane-associated** pools.
GO:0005737 cytoplasm
IEA
GO_REF:0000120
ACCEPT
Summary: cytoplasm is consistent with core ERK MAP kinase activity, phosphorylation, cascade function, or localization.
Reason: This term directly captures ERK catalytic activity, ERK cascade participation, protein phosphorylation, or canonical nucleo-cytoplasmic localization.
Supporting Evidence:
file:mouse/Mapk3/Mapk3-deep-research-falcon.md
ERK1/2 are described as present in **cytoplasmic, nuclear, and membrane-associated** pools.
GO:0005739 mitochondrion
IEA
GO_REF:0000117
KEEP AS NON CORE
Summary: mitochondrion is supported as ERK subcellular localization context but is not a core molecular activity.
Reason: PMID:19565474 supports ERK targeting to distinct subcellular compartments; retain this as non-core localization/context rather than the primary kinase function.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:19565474
targets at distinct subcellular compartments
GO:0005769 early endosome
IEA
GO_REF:0000117
KEEP AS NON CORE
Summary: early endosome is supported as ERK subcellular localization context but is not a core molecular activity.
Reason: PMID:19565474 supports ERK targeting to distinct subcellular compartments; retain this as non-core localization/context rather than the primary kinase function.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:19565474
targets at distinct subcellular compartments
GO:0005770 late endosome
IEA
GO_REF:0000117
KEEP AS NON CORE
Summary: late endosome is supported as ERK subcellular localization context but is not a core molecular activity.
Reason: PMID:19565474 supports ERK targeting to distinct subcellular compartments; retain this as non-core localization/context rather than the primary kinase function.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:19565474
targets at distinct subcellular compartments
GO:0005794 Golgi apparatus
IEA
GO_REF:0000117
KEEP AS NON CORE
Summary: Golgi apparatus is supported as ERK subcellular localization context but is not a core molecular activity.
Reason: PMID:19565474 supports ERK targeting to distinct subcellular compartments; retain this as non-core localization/context rather than the primary kinase function.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:19565474
targets at distinct subcellular compartments
GO:0005856 cytoskeleton
IEA
GO_REF:0000117
KEEP AS NON CORE
Summary: cytoskeleton is supported as ERK subcellular localization context but is not a core molecular activity.
Reason: PMID:19565474 supports ERK targeting to distinct subcellular compartments; retain this as non-core localization/context rather than the primary kinase function.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:19565474
targets at distinct subcellular compartments
GO:0005901 caveola
IEA
GO_REF:0000044
KEEP AS NON CORE
Summary: caveola is supported as ERK subcellular localization context but is not a core molecular activity.
Reason: PMID:19565474 supports ERK targeting to distinct subcellular compartments; retain this as non-core localization/context rather than the primary kinase function.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:19565474
targets at distinct subcellular compartments
GO:0005925 focal adhesion
IEA
GO_REF:0000120
KEEP AS NON CORE
Summary: focal adhesion is supported as ERK subcellular localization context but is not a core molecular activity.
Reason: PMID:19565474 supports ERK targeting to distinct subcellular compartments; retain this as non-core localization/context rather than the primary kinase function.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:19565474
targets at distinct subcellular compartments
GO:0031143 pseudopodium
IEA
GO_REF:0000117
UNDECIDED
Summary: pseudopodium lacks term-specific support in the currently available local evidence.
Reason: The generic ERK context-dependence evidence does not justify retaining this specific annotation without direct support.
GO:0032872 regulation of stress-activated MAPK cascade
IEA
GO_REF:0000117
UNDECIDED
Summary: regulation of stress-activated MAPK cascade lacks term-specific support in the currently available local evidence.
Reason: The generic ERK context-dependence evidence does not justify retaining this specific annotation without direct support.
GO:0042473 outer ear morphogenesis
IEA
GO_REF:0000117
UNDECIDED
Summary: outer ear morphogenesis lacks term-specific support in the currently available local evidence.
Reason: The generic ERK context-dependence evidence does not justify retaining this specific annotation without direct support.
GO:0043330 response to exogenous dsRNA
IEA
GO_REF:0000117
UNDECIDED
Summary: response to exogenous dsRNA lacks term-specific support in the currently available local evidence.
Reason: The generic ERK context-dependence evidence does not justify retaining this specific annotation without direct support.
GO:0051493 regulation of cytoskeleton organization
IEA
GO_REF:0000117
UNDECIDED
Summary: regulation of cytoskeleton organization lacks term-specific support in the currently available local evidence.
Reason: The generic ERK context-dependence evidence does not justify retaining this specific annotation without direct support.
GO:0060020 Bergmann glial cell differentiation
IEA
GO_REF:0000117
UNDECIDED
Summary: Bergmann glial cell differentiation lacks term-specific support in the currently available local evidence.
Reason: The generic ERK context-dependence evidence does not justify retaining this specific annotation without direct support.
GO:0061308 cardiac neural crest cell development involved in heart development
IEA
GO_REF:0000117
UNDECIDED
Summary: cardiac neural crest cell development involved in heart development lacks term-specific support in the currently available local evidence.
Reason: The generic ERK context-dependence evidence does not justify retaining this specific annotation without direct support.
GO:0071356 cellular response to tumor necrosis factor
IEA
GO_REF:0000117
UNDECIDED
Summary: cellular response to tumor necrosis factor lacks term-specific support in the currently available local evidence.
Reason: The generic ERK context-dependence evidence does not justify retaining this specific annotation without direct support.
GO:0072584 caveolin-mediated endocytosis
IEA
GO_REF:0000117
UNDECIDED
Summary: caveolin-mediated endocytosis lacks term-specific support in the currently available local evidence.
Reason: The generic ERK context-dependence evidence does not justify retaining this specific annotation without direct support.
GO:0090170 regulation of Golgi inheritance
IEA
GO_REF:0000117
UNDECIDED
Summary: regulation of Golgi inheritance lacks term-specific support in the currently available local evidence.
Reason: The generic ERK context-dependence evidence does not justify retaining this specific annotation without direct support.
GO:0106310 protein serine kinase activity
IEA
GO_REF:0000116
MODIFY
Summary: protein serine kinase activity is less specific than ERK MAP kinase activity.
Reason: MAPK1/MAPK3 are ERK-family MAP kinases with proline-directed serine/threonine protein kinase activity.
Proposed replacements: MAP kinase activity
Supporting Evidence:
file:mouse/Mapk3/Mapk3-deep-research-falcon.md
ERK1/2 are **proline-directed Ser/Thr protein kinases**, with strong preference for **PX(S/T)P** motifs
GO:2000641 regulation of early endosome to late endosome transport
IEA
GO_REF:0000117
UNDECIDED
Summary: regulation of early endosome to late endosome transport lacks term-specific support in the currently available local evidence.
Reason: The generic ERK context-dependence evidence does not justify retaining this specific annotation without direct support.
GO:0005515 protein binding
IPI
PMID:22307056
ERK1 and ERK2 regulate embryonic stem cell self-renewal thro...
MARK AS OVER ANNOTATED
Summary: protein binding records a physical association but is too generic to describe the gene product function.
Reason: The evidence supports regulated signaling-complex assembly, not a meaningful standalone protein binding function; more informative molecular and pathway terms capture the biology.
Supporting Evidence:
file:mouse/Mapk3/Mapk3-deep-research-falcon.md
ERK1/2 function as the final kinases in the RAS-RAF-MEK-ERK cascade
GO:0000165 MAPK cascade
IEA
GO_REF:0000107
MODIFY
Summary: MAPK cascade is a broad parent for ERK1/2 signaling.
Reason: The more specific biological process for these ERK proteins is the ERK1 and ERK2 cascade.
Proposed replacements: ERK1 and ERK2 cascade
Supporting Evidence:
file:mouse/Mapk3/Mapk3-deep-research-falcon.md
ERK1/2 function as the final kinases in the RAS-RAF-MEK-ERK cascade
GO:0002841 negative regulation of T cell mediated immune response to tumor cell
IEA
GO_REF:0000107
UNDECIDED
Summary: negative regulation of T cell mediated immune response to tumor cell lacks term-specific support in the currently available local evidence.
Reason: The generic ERK context-dependence evidence does not justify retaining this specific annotation without direct support.
GO:0004674 protein serine/threonine kinase activity
IEA
GO_REF:0000107
ACCEPT
Summary: protein serine/threonine kinase activity is consistent with core ERK MAP kinase activity, phosphorylation, cascade function, or localization.
Reason: This term directly captures ERK catalytic activity, ERK cascade participation, protein phosphorylation, or canonical nucleo-cytoplasmic localization.
Supporting Evidence:
file:mouse/Mapk3/Mapk3-deep-research-falcon.md
ERK1/2 are **proline-directed Ser/Thr protein kinases**, with strong preference for **PX(S/T)P** motifs
GO:0005635 nuclear envelope
IEA
GO_REF:0000107
UNDECIDED
Summary: nuclear envelope lacks term-specific support in the currently available local evidence.
Reason: The generic ERK context-dependence evidence does not justify retaining this specific annotation without direct support.
GO:0005654 nucleoplasm
IEA
GO_REF:0000120
ACCEPT
Summary: nucleoplasm is consistent with core ERK MAP kinase activity, phosphorylation, cascade function, or localization.
Reason: This term directly captures ERK catalytic activity, ERK cascade participation, protein phosphorylation, or canonical nucleo-cytoplasmic localization.
Supporting Evidence:
file:mouse/Mapk3/Mapk3-deep-research-falcon.md
ERK1/2 are described as present in **cytoplasmic, nuclear, and membrane-associated** pools.
GO:0007173 epidermal growth factor receptor signaling pathway
IEA
GO_REF:0000107
UNDECIDED
Summary: epidermal growth factor receptor signaling pathway lacks term-specific support in the currently available local evidence.
Reason: The generic ERK context-dependence evidence does not justify retaining this specific annotation without direct support.
GO:0019902 phosphatase binding
IEA
GO_REF:0000107
UNDECIDED
Summary: phosphatase binding lacks term-specific support in the currently available local evidence.
Reason: The generic ERK context-dependence evidence does not justify retaining this specific annotation without direct support.
GO:0030509 BMP signaling pathway
IEA
GO_REF:0000107
UNDECIDED
Summary: BMP signaling pathway lacks term-specific support in the currently available local evidence.
Reason: The generic ERK context-dependence evidence does not justify retaining this specific annotation without direct support.
GO:0034198 cellular response to amino acid starvation
IEA
GO_REF:0000107
UNDECIDED
Summary: cellular response to amino acid starvation lacks term-specific support in the currently available local evidence.
Reason: The generic ERK context-dependence evidence does not justify retaining this specific annotation without direct support.
GO:0042770 signal transduction in response to DNA damage
IEA
GO_REF:0000107
UNDECIDED
Summary: signal transduction in response to DNA damage lacks term-specific support in the currently available local evidence.
Reason: The generic ERK context-dependence evidence does not justify retaining this specific annotation without direct support.
GO:0042802 identical protein binding
IEA
GO_REF:0000107
KEEP AS NON CORE
Summary: ERK dimerization is directly supported by PMID:26267534, but identical protein binding is a secondary signaling-state property rather than the core ERK1 kinase function.
Reason: Retain as supported non-core biology; the core molecular function remains ERK MAP kinase activity and protein phosphorylation.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:26267534
Upon activation, ERK dimerize, which is essential for ERK extranuclear, but not for nuclear, signaling
GO:0045944 positive regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II
IEA
GO_REF:0000107
UNDECIDED
Summary: positive regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II lacks term-specific support in the currently available local evidence.
Reason: The generic ERK context-dependence evidence does not justify retaining this specific annotation without direct support.
GO:0051403 stress-activated MAPK cascade
IEA
GO_REF:0000107
UNDECIDED
Summary: stress-activated MAPK cascade lacks term-specific support in the currently available local evidence.
Reason: The generic ERK context-dependence evidence does not justify retaining this specific annotation without direct support.
GO:0061514 interleukin-34-mediated signaling pathway
IEA
GO_REF:0000107
UNDECIDED
Summary: interleukin-34-mediated signaling pathway lacks term-specific support in the currently available local evidence.
Reason: The generic ERK context-dependence evidence does not justify retaining this specific annotation without direct support.
GO:0070374 positive regulation of ERK1 and ERK2 cascade
IEA
GO_REF:0000107
UNDECIDED
Summary: positive regulation of ERK1 and ERK2 cascade lacks term-specific support in the currently available local evidence.
Reason: The generic ERK context-dependence evidence does not justify retaining this specific annotation without direct support.
GO:0070498 interleukin-1-mediated signaling pathway
IEA
GO_REF:0000107
UNDECIDED
Summary: interleukin-1-mediated signaling pathway lacks term-specific support in the currently available local evidence.
Reason: The generic ERK context-dependence evidence does not justify retaining this specific annotation without direct support.
GO:0070849 response to epidermal growth factor
IEA
GO_REF:0000107
UNDECIDED
Summary: response to epidermal growth factor lacks term-specific support in the currently available local evidence.
Reason: The generic ERK context-dependence evidence does not justify retaining this specific annotation without direct support.
GO:0071260 cellular response to mechanical stimulus
IEA
GO_REF:0000107
UNDECIDED
Summary: cellular response to mechanical stimulus lacks term-specific support in the currently available local evidence.
Reason: The generic ERK context-dependence evidence does not justify retaining this specific annotation without direct support.
GO:0140297 DNA-binding transcription factor binding
IEA
GO_REF:0000107
UNDECIDED
Summary: DNA-binding transcription factor binding lacks term-specific support in the currently available local evidence.
Reason: The generic ERK context-dependence evidence does not justify retaining this specific annotation without direct support.
GO:0150078 positive regulation of neuroinflammatory response
IEA
GO_REF:0000120
UNDECIDED
Summary: positive regulation of neuroinflammatory response lacks term-specific support in the currently available local evidence.
Reason: The generic ERK context-dependence evidence does not justify retaining this specific annotation without direct support.
GO:1904262 negative regulation of TORC1 signaling
IEA
GO_REF:0000107
UNDECIDED
Summary: negative regulation of TORC1 signaling lacks term-specific support in the currently available local evidence.
Reason: The generic ERK context-dependence evidence does not justify retaining this specific annotation without direct support.
GO:0032991 protein-containing complex
ISO
GO_REF:0000096
UNDECIDED
Summary: protein-containing complex lacks term-specific support in the currently available local evidence.
Reason: The generic ERK context-dependence evidence does not justify retaining this specific annotation without direct support.
GO:0106310 protein serine kinase activity
ISS
GO_REF:0000024
MODIFY
Summary: protein serine kinase activity is less specific than ERK MAP kinase activity.
Reason: MAPK1/MAPK3 are ERK-family MAP kinases with proline-directed serine/threonine protein kinase activity.
Proposed replacements: MAP kinase activity
Supporting Evidence:
file:mouse/Mapk3/Mapk3-deep-research-falcon.md
ERK1/2 are **proline-directed Ser/Thr protein kinases**, with strong preference for **PX(S/T)P** motifs
GO:0004674 protein serine/threonine kinase activity
TAS
Reactome:R-MMU-198706
ACCEPT
Summary: protein serine/threonine kinase activity is consistent with core ERK MAP kinase activity, phosphorylation, cascade function, or localization.
Reason: This term directly captures ERK catalytic activity, ERK cascade participation, protein phosphorylation, or canonical nucleo-cytoplasmic localization.
Supporting Evidence:
file:mouse/Mapk3/Mapk3-deep-research-falcon.md
ERK1/2 are **proline-directed Ser/Thr protein kinases**, with strong preference for **PX(S/T)P** motifs
GO:0006468 protein phosphorylation
ISO
GO_REF:0000096
ACCEPT
Summary: protein phosphorylation is consistent with core ERK MAP kinase activity, phosphorylation, cascade function, or localization.
Reason: This term directly captures ERK catalytic activity, ERK cascade participation, protein phosphorylation, or canonical nucleo-cytoplasmic localization.
Supporting Evidence:
file:mouse/Mapk3/Mapk3-deep-research-falcon.md
ERK1/2 are **proline-directed Ser/Thr protein kinases**, with strong preference for **PX(S/T)P** motifs
GO:0006468 protein phosphorylation
ISO
GO_REF:0000119
ACCEPT
Summary: protein phosphorylation is consistent with core ERK MAP kinase activity, phosphorylation, cascade function, or localization.
Reason: This term directly captures ERK catalytic activity, ERK cascade participation, protein phosphorylation, or canonical nucleo-cytoplasmic localization.
Supporting Evidence:
file:mouse/Mapk3/Mapk3-deep-research-falcon.md
ERK1/2 are **proline-directed Ser/Thr protein kinases**, with strong preference for **PX(S/T)P** motifs
GO:0016310 phosphorylation
ISO
GO_REF:0000119
MODIFY
Summary: Phosphorylation is too broad for an ERK kinase annotation.
Reason: The relevant process is protein phosphorylation catalyzed by ERK MAP kinase activity.
Proposed replacements: protein phosphorylation
Supporting Evidence:
file:mouse/Mapk3/Mapk3-deep-research-falcon.md
ERK1/2 are **proline-directed Ser/Thr protein kinases**, with strong preference for **PX(S/T)P** motifs
GO:0018105 peptidyl-serine phosphorylation
ISO
GO_REF:0000096
ACCEPT
Summary: peptidyl-serine phosphorylation is consistent with core ERK MAP kinase activity, phosphorylation, cascade function, or localization.
Reason: This term directly captures ERK catalytic activity, ERK cascade participation, protein phosphorylation, or canonical nucleo-cytoplasmic localization.
Supporting Evidence:
file:mouse/Mapk3/Mapk3-deep-research-falcon.md
ERK1/2 are **proline-directed Ser/Thr protein kinases**, with strong preference for **PX(S/T)P** motifs
GO:0031281 positive regulation of cyclase activity
ISO
GO_REF:0000119
UNDECIDED
Summary: positive regulation of cyclase activity lacks term-specific support in the currently available local evidence.
Reason: The generic ERK context-dependence evidence does not justify retaining this specific annotation without direct support.
GO:0038083 peptidyl-tyrosine autophosphorylation
ISO
GO_REF:0000119
MARK AS OVER ANNOTATED
Summary: peptidyl-tyrosine autophosphorylation is not a defensible core ERK annotation.
Reason: The Falcon synthesis supports ERK as a proline-directed protein kinase in MAPK signaling; this term is too indirect, too broad, or mechanistically mismatched for the gene product.
Supporting Evidence:
file:mouse/Mapk3/Mapk3-deep-research-falcon.md
ERK1/2 are **proline-directed Ser/Thr protein kinases**, with strong preference for **PX(S/T)P** motifs
GO:0097542 ciliary tip
ISO
GO_REF:0000119
UNDECIDED
Summary: ciliary tip lacks term-specific support in the currently available local evidence.
Reason: The generic ERK context-dependence evidence does not justify retaining this specific annotation without direct support.
GO:0000045 autophagosome assembly
ISO
GO_REF:0000119
UNDECIDED
Summary: autophagosome assembly lacks term-specific support in the currently available local evidence.
Reason: The generic ERK context-dependence evidence does not justify retaining this specific annotation without direct support.
GO:0000165 MAPK cascade
ISO
GO_REF:0000096
MODIFY
Summary: MAPK cascade is a broad parent for ERK1/2 signaling.
Reason: The more specific biological process for these ERK proteins is the ERK1 and ERK2 cascade.
Proposed replacements: ERK1 and ERK2 cascade
Supporting Evidence:
file:mouse/Mapk3/Mapk3-deep-research-falcon.md
ERK1/2 function as the final kinases in the RAS-RAF-MEK-ERK cascade
GO:0000165 MAPK cascade
ISO
GO_REF:0000119
MODIFY
Summary: MAPK cascade is a broad parent for ERK1/2 signaling.
Reason: The more specific biological process for these ERK proteins is the ERK1 and ERK2 cascade.
Proposed replacements: ERK1 and ERK2 cascade
Supporting Evidence:
file:mouse/Mapk3/Mapk3-deep-research-falcon.md
ERK1/2 function as the final kinases in the RAS-RAF-MEK-ERK cascade
GO:0002841 negative regulation of T cell mediated immune response to tumor cell
ISO
GO_REF:0000119
UNDECIDED
Summary: negative regulation of T cell mediated immune response to tumor cell lacks term-specific support in the currently available local evidence.
Reason: The generic ERK context-dependence evidence does not justify retaining this specific annotation without direct support.
GO:0004674 protein serine/threonine kinase activity
ISO
GO_REF:0000119
ACCEPT
Summary: protein serine/threonine kinase activity is consistent with core ERK MAP kinase activity, phosphorylation, cascade function, or localization.
Reason: This term directly captures ERK catalytic activity, ERK cascade participation, protein phosphorylation, or canonical nucleo-cytoplasmic localization.
Supporting Evidence:
file:mouse/Mapk3/Mapk3-deep-research-falcon.md
ERK1/2 are **proline-directed Ser/Thr protein kinases**, with strong preference for **PX(S/T)P** motifs
GO:0004707 MAP kinase activity
ISO
GO_REF:0000096
ACCEPT
Summary: MAP kinase activity is consistent with core ERK MAP kinase activity, phosphorylation, cascade function, or localization.
Reason: This term directly captures ERK catalytic activity, ERK cascade participation, protein phosphorylation, or canonical nucleo-cytoplasmic localization.
Supporting Evidence:
file:mouse/Mapk3/Mapk3-deep-research-falcon.md
ERK1/2 are **proline-directed Ser/Thr protein kinases**, with strong preference for **PX(S/T)P** motifs
GO:0004707 MAP kinase activity
ISO
GO_REF:0000119
ACCEPT
Summary: MAP kinase activity is consistent with core ERK MAP kinase activity, phosphorylation, cascade function, or localization.
Reason: This term directly captures ERK catalytic activity, ERK cascade participation, protein phosphorylation, or canonical nucleo-cytoplasmic localization.
Supporting Evidence:
file:mouse/Mapk3/Mapk3-deep-research-falcon.md
ERK1/2 are **proline-directed Ser/Thr protein kinases**, with strong preference for **PX(S/T)P** motifs
GO:0005524 ATP binding
ISO
GO_REF:0000096
ACCEPT
Summary: ATP binding is consistent with core ERK MAP kinase activity, phosphorylation, cascade function, or localization.
Reason: This term directly captures ERK catalytic activity, ERK cascade participation, protein phosphorylation, or canonical nucleo-cytoplasmic localization.
Supporting Evidence:
file:mouse/Mapk3/Mapk3-deep-research-falcon.md
ERK1/2 are **proline-directed Ser/Thr protein kinases**, with strong preference for **PX(S/T)P** motifs
GO:0005635 nuclear envelope
ISO
GO_REF:0000119
UNDECIDED
Summary: nuclear envelope lacks term-specific support in the currently available local evidence.
Reason: The generic ERK context-dependence evidence does not justify retaining this specific annotation without direct support.
GO:0005654 nucleoplasm
ISO
GO_REF:0000096
ACCEPT
Summary: nucleoplasm is consistent with core ERK MAP kinase activity, phosphorylation, cascade function, or localization.
Reason: This term directly captures ERK catalytic activity, ERK cascade participation, protein phosphorylation, or canonical nucleo-cytoplasmic localization.
Supporting Evidence:
file:mouse/Mapk3/Mapk3-deep-research-falcon.md
ERK1/2 are described as present in **cytoplasmic, nuclear, and membrane-associated** pools.
GO:0005654 nucleoplasm
ISO
GO_REF:0000119
ACCEPT
Summary: nucleoplasm is consistent with core ERK MAP kinase activity, phosphorylation, cascade function, or localization.
Reason: This term directly captures ERK catalytic activity, ERK cascade participation, protein phosphorylation, or canonical nucleo-cytoplasmic localization.
Supporting Evidence:
file:mouse/Mapk3/Mapk3-deep-research-falcon.md
ERK1/2 are described as present in **cytoplasmic, nuclear, and membrane-associated** pools.
GO:0005737 cytoplasm
ISO
GO_REF:0000119
ACCEPT
Summary: cytoplasm is consistent with core ERK MAP kinase activity, phosphorylation, cascade function, or localization.
Reason: This term directly captures ERK catalytic activity, ERK cascade participation, protein phosphorylation, or canonical nucleo-cytoplasmic localization.
Supporting Evidence:
file:mouse/Mapk3/Mapk3-deep-research-falcon.md
ERK1/2 are described as present in **cytoplasmic, nuclear, and membrane-associated** pools.
GO:0005737 cytoplasm
ISO
GO_REF:0000096
ACCEPT
Summary: cytoplasm is consistent with core ERK MAP kinase activity, phosphorylation, cascade function, or localization.
Reason: This term directly captures ERK catalytic activity, ERK cascade participation, protein phosphorylation, or canonical nucleo-cytoplasmic localization.
Supporting Evidence:
file:mouse/Mapk3/Mapk3-deep-research-falcon.md
ERK1/2 are described as present in **cytoplasmic, nuclear, and membrane-associated** pools.
GO:0005886 plasma membrane
ISO
GO_REF:0000096
UNDECIDED
Summary: plasma membrane lacks term-specific support in the currently available local evidence.
Reason: The generic ERK context-dependence evidence does not justify retaining this specific annotation without direct support.
GO:0005901 caveola
ISO
GO_REF:0000096
UNDECIDED
Summary: caveola lacks term-specific support in the currently available local evidence.
Reason: The generic ERK context-dependence evidence does not justify retaining this specific annotation without direct support.
ISO
GO_REF:0000119
UNDECIDED
Summary: cilium lacks term-specific support in the currently available local evidence.
Reason: The generic ERK context-dependence evidence does not justify retaining this specific annotation without direct support.
GO:0007173 epidermal growth factor receptor signaling pathway
ISO
GO_REF:0000119
UNDECIDED
Summary: epidermal growth factor receptor signaling pathway lacks term-specific support in the currently available local evidence.
Reason: The generic ERK context-dependence evidence does not justify retaining this specific annotation without direct support.
GO:0009636 response to toxic substance
ISO
GO_REF:0000096
UNDECIDED
Summary: response to toxic substance lacks term-specific support in the currently available local evidence.
Reason: The generic ERK context-dependence evidence does not justify retaining this specific annotation without direct support.
GO:0010507 negative regulation of autophagy
ISO
GO_REF:0000119
UNDECIDED
Summary: negative regulation of autophagy lacks term-specific support in the currently available local evidence.
Reason: The generic ERK context-dependence evidence does not justify retaining this specific annotation without direct support.
GO:0010508 positive regulation of autophagy
ISO
GO_REF:0000119
UNDECIDED
Summary: positive regulation of autophagy lacks term-specific support in the currently available local evidence.
Reason: The generic ERK context-dependence evidence does not justify retaining this specific annotation without direct support.
GO:0010759 positive regulation of macrophage chemotaxis
ISO
GO_REF:0000119
UNDECIDED
Summary: positive regulation of macrophage chemotaxis lacks term-specific support in the currently available local evidence.
Reason: The generic ERK context-dependence evidence does not justify retaining this specific annotation without direct support.
GO:0015630 microtubule cytoskeleton
ISO
GO_REF:0000119
UNDECIDED
Summary: microtubule cytoskeleton lacks term-specific support in the currently available local evidence.
Reason: The generic ERK context-dependence evidence does not justify retaining this specific annotation without direct support.
GO:0019902 phosphatase binding
ISO
GO_REF:0000119
UNDECIDED
Summary: phosphatase binding lacks term-specific support in the currently available local evidence.
Reason: The generic ERK context-dependence evidence does not justify retaining this specific annotation without direct support.
GO:0030509 BMP signaling pathway
ISO
GO_REF:0000119
UNDECIDED
Summary: BMP signaling pathway lacks term-specific support in the currently available local evidence.
Reason: The generic ERK context-dependence evidence does not justify retaining this specific annotation without direct support.
GO:0031669 cellular response to nutrient levels
ISO
GO_REF:0000119
UNDECIDED
Summary: cellular response to nutrient levels lacks term-specific support in the currently available local evidence.
Reason: The generic ERK context-dependence evidence does not justify retaining this specific annotation without direct support.
GO:0032206 positive regulation of telomere maintenance
ISO
GO_REF:0000119
UNDECIDED
Summary: positive regulation of telomere maintenance lacks term-specific support in the currently available local evidence.
Reason: The generic ERK context-dependence evidence does not justify retaining this specific annotation without direct support.
GO:0032435 negative regulation of proteasomal ubiquitin-dependent protein catabolic process
ISO
GO_REF:0000119
UNDECIDED
Summary: negative regulation of proteasomal ubiquitin-dependent protein catabolic process lacks term-specific support in the currently available local evidence.
Reason: The generic ERK context-dependence evidence does not justify retaining this specific annotation without direct support.
GO:0034198 cellular response to amino acid starvation
ISO
GO_REF:0000119
UNDECIDED
Summary: cellular response to amino acid starvation lacks term-specific support in the currently available local evidence.
Reason: The generic ERK context-dependence evidence does not justify retaining this specific annotation without direct support.
GO:0035556 intracellular signal transduction
ISO
GO_REF:0000096
MODIFY
Summary: intracellular signal transduction is a broad parent for ERK1/2 signaling.
Reason: The more specific biological process for these ERK proteins is the ERK1 and ERK2 cascade.
Proposed replacements: ERK1 and ERK2 cascade
Supporting Evidence:
file:mouse/Mapk3/Mapk3-deep-research-falcon.md
ERK1/2 function as the final kinases in the RAS-RAF-MEK-ERK cascade
GO:0036064 ciliary basal body
ISO
GO_REF:0000119
UNDECIDED
Summary: ciliary basal body lacks term-specific support in the currently available local evidence.
Reason: The generic ERK context-dependence evidence does not justify retaining this specific annotation without direct support.
GO:0038202 TORC1 signaling
ISO
GO_REF:0000119
UNDECIDED
Summary: TORC1 signaling lacks term-specific support in the currently available local evidence.
Reason: The generic ERK context-dependence evidence does not justify retaining this specific annotation without direct support.
GO:0042770 signal transduction in response to DNA damage
ISO
GO_REF:0000119
UNDECIDED
Summary: signal transduction in response to DNA damage lacks term-specific support in the currently available local evidence.
Reason: The generic ERK context-dependence evidence does not justify retaining this specific annotation without direct support.
GO:0042802 identical protein binding
ISO
GO_REF:0000119
KEEP AS NON CORE
Summary: ERK dimerization is directly supported by PMID:26267534, but identical protein binding is a secondary signaling-state property rather than the core ERK1 kinase function.
Reason: Retain as supported non-core biology; the core molecular function remains ERK MAP kinase activity and protein phosphorylation.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:26267534
Upon activation, ERK dimerize, which is essential for ERK extranuclear, but not for nuclear, signaling
GO:0045727 positive regulation of translation
ISO
GO_REF:0000096
UNDECIDED
Summary: positive regulation of translation lacks term-specific support in the currently available local evidence.
Reason: The generic ERK context-dependence evidence does not justify retaining this specific annotation without direct support.
GO:0045944 positive regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II
ISO
GO_REF:0000119
UNDECIDED
Summary: positive regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II lacks term-specific support in the currently available local evidence.
Reason: The generic ERK context-dependence evidence does not justify retaining this specific annotation without direct support.
GO:0046697 decidualization
ISO
GO_REF:0000096
UNDECIDED
Summary: decidualization lacks term-specific support in the currently available local evidence.
Reason: The generic ERK context-dependence evidence does not justify retaining this specific annotation without direct support.
GO:0050821 protein stabilization
ISO
GO_REF:0000119
UNDECIDED
Summary: protein stabilization lacks term-specific support in the currently available local evidence.
Reason: The generic ERK context-dependence evidence does not justify retaining this specific annotation without direct support.
GO:0050868 negative regulation of T cell activation
ISO
GO_REF:0000119
UNDECIDED
Summary: negative regulation of T cell activation lacks term-specific support in the currently available local evidence.
Reason: The generic ERK context-dependence evidence does not justify retaining this specific annotation without direct support.
GO:0051403 stress-activated MAPK cascade
ISO
GO_REF:0000119
UNDECIDED
Summary: stress-activated MAPK cascade lacks term-specific support in the currently available local evidence.
Reason: The generic ERK context-dependence evidence does not justify retaining this specific annotation without direct support.
GO:0061514 interleukin-34-mediated signaling pathway
ISO
GO_REF:0000119
UNDECIDED
Summary: interleukin-34-mediated signaling pathway lacks term-specific support in the currently available local evidence.
Reason: The generic ERK context-dependence evidence does not justify retaining this specific annotation without direct support.
GO:0065003 protein-containing complex assembly
ISO
GO_REF:0000096
UNDECIDED
Summary: protein-containing complex assembly lacks term-specific support in the currently available local evidence.
Reason: The generic ERK context-dependence evidence does not justify retaining this specific annotation without direct support.
GO:0070374 positive regulation of ERK1 and ERK2 cascade
ISO
GO_REF:0000119
UNDECIDED
Summary: positive regulation of ERK1 and ERK2 cascade lacks term-specific support in the currently available local evidence.
Reason: The generic ERK context-dependence evidence does not justify retaining this specific annotation without direct support.
GO:0070498 interleukin-1-mediated signaling pathway
ISO
GO_REF:0000119
UNDECIDED
Summary: interleukin-1-mediated signaling pathway lacks term-specific support in the currently available local evidence.
Reason: The generic ERK context-dependence evidence does not justify retaining this specific annotation without direct support.
GO:0070849 response to epidermal growth factor
ISO
GO_REF:0000119
UNDECIDED
Summary: response to epidermal growth factor lacks term-specific support in the currently available local evidence.
Reason: The generic ERK context-dependence evidence does not justify retaining this specific annotation without direct support.
GO:0097110 scaffold protein binding
ISO
GO_REF:0000096
UNDECIDED
Summary: scaffold protein binding lacks term-specific support in the currently available local evidence.
Reason: The generic ERK context-dependence evidence does not justify retaining this specific annotation without direct support.
GO:0097237 cellular response to toxic substance
ISO
GO_REF:0000096
UNDECIDED
Summary: cellular response to toxic substance lacks term-specific support in the currently available local evidence.
Reason: The generic ERK context-dependence evidence does not justify retaining this specific annotation without direct support.
GO:0120041 positive regulation of macrophage proliferation
ISO
GO_REF:0000119
UNDECIDED
Summary: positive regulation of macrophage proliferation lacks term-specific support in the currently available local evidence.
Reason: The generic ERK context-dependence evidence does not justify retaining this specific annotation without direct support.
GO:0140297 DNA-binding transcription factor binding
ISO
GO_REF:0000119
UNDECIDED
Summary: DNA-binding transcription factor binding lacks term-specific support in the currently available local evidence.
Reason: The generic ERK context-dependence evidence does not justify retaining this specific annotation without direct support.
GO:0150078 positive regulation of neuroinflammatory response
ISO
GO_REF:0000119
UNDECIDED
Summary: positive regulation of neuroinflammatory response lacks term-specific support in the currently available local evidence.
Reason: The generic ERK context-dependence evidence does not justify retaining this specific annotation without direct support.
GO:1904262 negative regulation of TORC1 signaling
ISO
GO_REF:0000119
UNDECIDED
Summary: negative regulation of TORC1 signaling lacks term-specific support in the currently available local evidence.
Reason: The generic ERK context-dependence evidence does not justify retaining this specific annotation without direct support.
GO:0150078 positive regulation of neuroinflammatory response
IDA
PMID:31898284
CCR1 Activation Promotes Neuroinflammation Through CCR1/TPR1...
UNDECIDED
Summary: positive regulation of neuroinflammatory response lacks term-specific support in the currently available local evidence.
Reason: The generic ERK context-dependence evidence does not justify retaining this specific annotation without direct support.
GO:0090370 negative regulation of cholesterol efflux
IMP
PMID:20037141
Inhibition of ERK1/2 and activation of liver X receptor syne...
UNDECIDED
Summary: negative regulation of cholesterol efflux lacks term-specific support in the currently available local evidence.
Reason: The generic ERK context-dependence evidence does not justify retaining this specific annotation without direct support.
GO:0050804 modulation of chemical synaptic transmission
IMP
PMID:12062026
Knockout of ERK1 MAP kinase enhances synaptic plasticity in ...
UNDECIDED
Summary: modulation of chemical synaptic transmission lacks term-specific support in the currently available local evidence.
Reason: The generic ERK context-dependence evidence does not justify retaining this specific annotation without direct support.
GO:0050804 modulation of chemical synaptic transmission
IDA
PMID:12062026
Knockout of ERK1 MAP kinase enhances synaptic plasticity in ...
UNDECIDED
Summary: modulation of chemical synaptic transmission lacks term-specific support in the currently available local evidence.
Reason: The generic ERK context-dependence evidence does not justify retaining this specific annotation without direct support.
GO:0098978 glutamatergic synapse
IMP
PMID:12062026
Knockout of ERK1 MAP kinase enhances synaptic plasticity in ...
UNDECIDED
Summary: glutamatergic synapse lacks term-specific support in the currently available local evidence.
Reason: The generic ERK context-dependence evidence does not justify retaining this specific annotation without direct support.
GO:0098978 glutamatergic synapse
IDA
PMID:12062026
Knockout of ERK1 MAP kinase enhances synaptic plasticity in ...
UNDECIDED
Summary: glutamatergic synapse lacks term-specific support in the currently available local evidence.
Reason: The generic ERK context-dependence evidence does not justify retaining this specific annotation without direct support.
GO:0005829 cytosol
TAS
PMID:19565474
The ERK signaling cascade--views from different subcellular ...
ACCEPT
Summary: cytosol is consistent with core ERK MAP kinase activity, phosphorylation, cascade function, or localization.
Reason: This term directly captures ERK catalytic activity, ERK cascade participation, protein phosphorylation, or canonical nucleo-cytoplasmic localization.
Supporting Evidence:
file:mouse/Mapk3/Mapk3-deep-research-falcon.md
ERK1/2 are described as present in **cytoplasmic, nuclear, and membrane-associated** pools.
GO:0004707 MAP kinase activity
IDA
PMID:1717989
Mouse Erk-1 gene product is a serine/threonine protein kinas...
ACCEPT
Summary: MAP kinase activity is consistent with core ERK MAP kinase activity, phosphorylation, cascade function, or localization.
Reason: This term directly captures ERK catalytic activity, ERK cascade participation, protein phosphorylation, or canonical nucleo-cytoplasmic localization.
Supporting Evidence:
file:mouse/Mapk3/Mapk3-deep-research-falcon.md
ERK1/2 are **proline-directed Ser/Thr protein kinases**, with strong preference for **PX(S/T)P** motifs
GO:0048009 insulin-like growth factor receptor signaling pathway
IDA
PMID:14997210
Specific roles for the PI3K and the MEK-ERK pathway in IGF-1...
UNDECIDED
Summary: insulin-like growth factor receptor signaling pathway lacks term-specific support in the currently available local evidence.
Reason: The generic ERK context-dependence evidence does not justify retaining this specific annotation without direct support.
GO:0048009 insulin-like growth factor receptor signaling pathway
ISO
PMID:17348861
IGF-I-induced oligodendrocyte progenitor proliferation requi...
UNDECIDED
Summary: insulin-like growth factor receptor signaling pathway lacks term-specific support in the currently available local evidence.
Reason: The generic ERK context-dependence evidence does not justify retaining this specific annotation without direct support.
GO:0008286 insulin receptor signaling pathway
IDA
PMID:20889126
Insulin signaling to the glomerular podocyte is critical for...
UNDECIDED
Summary: insulin receptor signaling pathway lacks term-specific support in the currently available local evidence.
Reason: The generic ERK context-dependence evidence does not justify retaining this specific annotation without direct support.
GO:0014044 Schwann cell development
IMP
PMID:10704452
A dual role of erbB2 in myelination and in expansion of the ...
UNDECIDED
Summary: Schwann cell development lacks term-specific support in the currently available local evidence.
Reason: The generic ERK context-dependence evidence does not justify retaining this specific annotation without direct support.
GO:0042552 myelination
IMP
PMID:10704452
A dual role of erbB2 in myelination and in expansion of the ...
UNDECIDED
Summary: myelination lacks term-specific support in the currently available local evidence.
Reason: The generic ERK context-dependence evidence does not justify retaining this specific annotation without direct support.
GO:0042552 myelination
IMP
PMID:18760695
Neuregulin-1/ErbB signaling serves distinct functions in mye...
UNDECIDED
Summary: myelination lacks term-specific support in the currently available local evidence.
Reason: The generic ERK context-dependence evidence does not justify retaining this specific annotation without direct support.
GO:0004674 protein serine/threonine kinase activity
ISO
PMID:33331896
Merlin cooperates with neurofibromin and Spred1 to suppress ...
ACCEPT
Summary: protein serine/threonine kinase activity is consistent with core ERK MAP kinase activity, phosphorylation, cascade function, or localization.
Reason: This term directly captures ERK catalytic activity, ERK cascade participation, protein phosphorylation, or canonical nucleo-cytoplasmic localization.
Supporting Evidence:
file:mouse/Mapk3/Mapk3-deep-research-falcon.md
ERK1/2 are **proline-directed Ser/Thr protein kinases**, with strong preference for **PX(S/T)P** motifs
GO:0038133 ERBB2-ERBB3 signaling pathway
IDA
PMID:24493648
Activation of MAPK overrides the termination of myelin growt...
UNDECIDED
Summary: ERBB2-ERBB3 signaling pathway lacks term-specific support in the currently available local evidence.
Reason: The generic ERK context-dependence evidence does not justify retaining this specific annotation without direct support.
GO:0000165 MAPK cascade
IGI
PMID:21220101
Specific functions for ERK/MAPK signaling during PNS develop...
MODIFY
Summary: MAPK cascade is a broad parent for ERK1/2 signaling.
Reason: The more specific biological process for these ERK proteins is the ERK1 and ERK2 cascade.
Proposed replacements: ERK1 and ERK2 cascade
Supporting Evidence:
file:mouse/Mapk3/Mapk3-deep-research-falcon.md
ERK1/2 function as the final kinases in the RAS-RAF-MEK-ERK cascade
GO:0005654 nucleoplasm
TAS
Reactome:R-MMU-198706
ACCEPT
Summary: nucleoplasm is consistent with core ERK MAP kinase activity, phosphorylation, cascade function, or localization.
Reason: This term directly captures ERK catalytic activity, ERK cascade participation, protein phosphorylation, or canonical nucleo-cytoplasmic localization.
Supporting Evidence:
file:mouse/Mapk3/Mapk3-deep-research-falcon.md
ERK1/2 are described as present in **cytoplasmic, nuclear, and membrane-associated** pools.
GO:0005515 protein binding
IPI
PMID:14636584
Phosphorylation-dependent paxillin-ERK association mediates ...
MARK AS OVER ANNOTATED
Summary: protein binding records a physical association but is too generic to describe the gene product function.
Reason: The evidence supports regulated signaling-complex assembly, not a meaningful standalone protein binding function; more informative molecular and pathway terms capture the biology.
Supporting Evidence:
file:mouse/Mapk3/Mapk3-deep-research-falcon.md
ERK1/2 function as the final kinases in the RAS-RAF-MEK-ERK cascade
GO:0005515 protein binding
IPI
PMID:15537391
Vanishin is a novel ubiquitinylated death-effector domain pr...
MARK AS OVER ANNOTATED
Summary: protein binding records a physical association but is too generic to describe the gene product function.
Reason: The evidence supports regulated signaling-complex assembly, not a meaningful standalone protein binding function; more informative molecular and pathway terms capture the biology.
Supporting Evidence:
file:mouse/Mapk3/Mapk3-deep-research-falcon.md
ERK1/2 function as the final kinases in the RAS-RAF-MEK-ERK cascade
GO:0071356 cellular response to tumor necrosis factor
IGI
PMID:24349514
MicroRNA-494, upregulated by tumor necrosis factor-α, desens...
UNDECIDED
Summary: cellular response to tumor necrosis factor lacks term-specific support in the currently available local evidence.
Reason: The generic ERK context-dependence evidence does not justify retaining this specific annotation without direct support.
GO:0004707 MAP kinase activity
IMP
PMID:26375174
Regulation of neuronal pH by the metabotropic Zn(2+)-sensing...
ACCEPT
Summary: MAP kinase activity is consistent with core ERK MAP kinase activity, phosphorylation, cascade function, or localization.
Reason: This term directly captures ERK catalytic activity, ERK cascade participation, protein phosphorylation, or canonical nucleo-cytoplasmic localization.
Supporting Evidence:
file:mouse/Mapk3/Mapk3-deep-research-falcon.md
ERK1/2 are **proline-directed Ser/Thr protein kinases**, with strong preference for **PX(S/T)P** motifs
GO:0051453 regulation of intracellular pH
IMP
PMID:26375174
Regulation of neuronal pH by the metabotropic Zn(2+)-sensing...
UNDECIDED
Summary: regulation of intracellular pH lacks term-specific support in the currently available local evidence.
Reason: The generic ERK context-dependence evidence does not justify retaining this specific annotation without direct support.
GO:0005886 plasma membrane
ISS
GO_REF:0000024
UNDECIDED
Summary: plasma membrane lacks term-specific support in the currently available local evidence.
Reason: The generic ERK context-dependence evidence does not justify retaining this specific annotation without direct support.
GO:0005901 caveola
ISS
GO_REF:0000024
UNDECIDED
Summary: caveola lacks term-specific support in the currently available local evidence.
Reason: The generic ERK context-dependence evidence does not justify retaining this specific annotation without direct support.
GO:0030278 regulation of ossification
IGI
PMID:20053668
Gain-of-function mutation in FGFR3 in mice leads to decrease...
UNDECIDED
Summary: regulation of ossification lacks term-specific support in the currently available local evidence.
Reason: The generic ERK context-dependence evidence does not justify retaining this specific annotation without direct support.
GO:1904417 positive regulation of xenophagy
IGI
PMID:22033934
TLR2 and RIP2 pathways mediate autophagy of Listeria monocyt...
UNDECIDED
Summary: positive regulation of xenophagy lacks term-specific support in the currently available local evidence.
Reason: The generic ERK context-dependence evidence does not justify retaining this specific annotation without direct support.
GO:0014032 neural crest cell development
IGI
PMID:18952847
Mouse and human phenotypes indicate a critical conserved rol...
UNDECIDED
Summary: neural crest cell development lacks term-specific support in the currently available local evidence.
Reason: The generic ERK context-dependence evidence does not justify retaining this specific annotation without direct support.
GO:0030878 thyroid gland development
IGI
PMID:18952847
Mouse and human phenotypes indicate a critical conserved rol...
UNDECIDED
Summary: thyroid gland development lacks term-specific support in the currently available local evidence.
Reason: The generic ERK context-dependence evidence does not justify retaining this specific annotation without direct support.
GO:0042473 outer ear morphogenesis
IGI
PMID:18952847
Mouse and human phenotypes indicate a critical conserved rol...
UNDECIDED
Summary: outer ear morphogenesis lacks term-specific support in the currently available local evidence.
Reason: The generic ERK context-dependence evidence does not justify retaining this specific annotation without direct support.
GO:0048538 thymus development
IGI
PMID:18952847
Mouse and human phenotypes indicate a critical conserved rol...
UNDECIDED
Summary: thymus development lacks term-specific support in the currently available local evidence.
Reason: The generic ERK context-dependence evidence does not justify retaining this specific annotation without direct support.
GO:0060324 face development
IGI
PMID:18952847
Mouse and human phenotypes indicate a critical conserved rol...
UNDECIDED
Summary: face development lacks term-specific support in the currently available local evidence.
Reason: The generic ERK context-dependence evidence does not justify retaining this specific annotation without direct support.
GO:0061308 cardiac neural crest cell development involved in heart development
IGI
PMID:18952847
Mouse and human phenotypes indicate a critical conserved rol...
UNDECIDED
Summary: cardiac neural crest cell development involved in heart development lacks term-specific support in the currently available local evidence.
Reason: The generic ERK context-dependence evidence does not justify retaining this specific annotation without direct support.
GO:0060020 Bergmann glial cell differentiation
IGI
PMID:24431450
Shp2-dependent ERK signaling is essential for induction of B...
UNDECIDED
Summary: Bergmann glial cell differentiation lacks term-specific support in the currently available local evidence.
Reason: The generic ERK context-dependence evidence does not justify retaining this specific annotation without direct support.
GO:0070371 ERK1 and ERK2 cascade
IGI
PMID:19047410
Phosphoinositide 3-kinase-dependent inhibition of dendritic ...
ACCEPT
Summary: ERK1 and ERK2 cascade is consistent with core ERK MAP kinase activity, phosphorylation, cascade function, or localization.
Reason: This term directly captures ERK catalytic activity, ERK cascade participation, protein phosphorylation, or canonical nucleo-cytoplasmic localization.
Supporting Evidence:
file:mouse/Mapk3/Mapk3-deep-research-falcon.md
ERK1/2 function as the final kinases in the RAS-RAF-MEK-ERK cascade
GO:0060425 lung morphogenesis
IGI
PMID:25100655
Crucial requirement of ERK/MAPK signaling in respiratory tra...
UNDECIDED
Summary: lung morphogenesis lacks term-specific support in the currently available local evidence.
Reason: The generic ERK context-dependence evidence does not justify retaining this specific annotation without direct support.
GO:0060440 trachea formation
IGI
PMID:25100655
Crucial requirement of ERK/MAPK signaling in respiratory tra...
UNDECIDED
Summary: trachea formation lacks term-specific support in the currently available local evidence.
Reason: The generic ERK context-dependence evidence does not justify retaining this specific annotation without direct support.
GO:0005829 cytosol
IDA
PMID:22451653
Siglec-15 protein regulates formation of functional osteocla...
ACCEPT
Summary: cytosol is consistent with core ERK MAP kinase activity, phosphorylation, cascade function, or localization.
Reason: This term directly captures ERK catalytic activity, ERK cascade participation, protein phosphorylation, or canonical nucleo-cytoplasmic localization.
Supporting Evidence:
file:mouse/Mapk3/Mapk3-deep-research-falcon.md
ERK1/2 are described as present in **cytoplasmic, nuclear, and membrane-associated** pools.
GO:0070849 response to epidermal growth factor
ISS
GO_REF:0000024
UNDECIDED
Summary: response to epidermal growth factor lacks term-specific support in the currently available local evidence.
Reason: The generic ERK context-dependence evidence does not justify retaining this specific annotation without direct support.
GO:0005634 nucleus
TAS
PMID:19565474
The ERK signaling cascade--views from different subcellular ...
ACCEPT
Summary: nucleus is consistent with core ERK MAP kinase activity, phosphorylation, cascade function, or localization.
Reason: This term directly captures ERK catalytic activity, ERK cascade participation, protein phosphorylation, or canonical nucleo-cytoplasmic localization.
Supporting Evidence:
file:mouse/Mapk3/Mapk3-deep-research-falcon.md
ERK1/2 are described as present in **cytoplasmic, nuclear, and membrane-associated** pools.
GO:0005739 mitochondrion
TAS
PMID:19565474
The ERK signaling cascade--views from different subcellular ...
KEEP AS NON CORE
Summary: mitochondrion is supported as ERK subcellular localization context but is not a core molecular activity.
Reason: PMID:19565474 supports ERK targeting to distinct subcellular compartments; retain this as non-core localization/context rather than the primary kinase function.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:19565474
targets at distinct subcellular compartments
GO:0005769 early endosome
TAS
PMID:19565474
The ERK signaling cascade--views from different subcellular ...
KEEP AS NON CORE
Summary: early endosome is supported as ERK subcellular localization context but is not a core molecular activity.
Reason: PMID:19565474 supports ERK targeting to distinct subcellular compartments; retain this as non-core localization/context rather than the primary kinase function.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:19565474
targets at distinct subcellular compartments
GO:0005770 late endosome
TAS
PMID:19565474
The ERK signaling cascade--views from different subcellular ...
KEEP AS NON CORE
Summary: late endosome is supported as ERK subcellular localization context but is not a core molecular activity.
Reason: PMID:19565474 supports ERK targeting to distinct subcellular compartments; retain this as non-core localization/context rather than the primary kinase function.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:19565474
targets at distinct subcellular compartments
GO:0005794 Golgi apparatus
TAS
PMID:19565474
The ERK signaling cascade--views from different subcellular ...
KEEP AS NON CORE
Summary: Golgi apparatus is supported as ERK subcellular localization context but is not a core molecular activity.
Reason: PMID:19565474 supports ERK targeting to distinct subcellular compartments; retain this as non-core localization/context rather than the primary kinase function.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:19565474
targets at distinct subcellular compartments
GO:0005856 cytoskeleton
TAS
PMID:19565474
The ERK signaling cascade--views from different subcellular ...
KEEP AS NON CORE
Summary: cytoskeleton is supported as ERK subcellular localization context but is not a core molecular activity.
Reason: PMID:19565474 supports ERK targeting to distinct subcellular compartments; retain this as non-core localization/context rather than the primary kinase function.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:19565474
targets at distinct subcellular compartments
GO:0005901 caveola
TAS
PMID:19565474
The ERK signaling cascade--views from different subcellular ...
KEEP AS NON CORE
Summary: caveola is supported as ERK subcellular localization context but is not a core molecular activity.
Reason: PMID:19565474 supports ERK targeting to distinct subcellular compartments; retain this as non-core localization/context rather than the primary kinase function.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:19565474
targets at distinct subcellular compartments
GO:0005925 focal adhesion
TAS
PMID:19565474
The ERK signaling cascade--views from different subcellular ...
KEEP AS NON CORE
Summary: focal adhesion is supported as ERK subcellular localization context but is not a core molecular activity.
Reason: PMID:19565474 supports ERK targeting to distinct subcellular compartments; retain this as non-core localization/context rather than the primary kinase function.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:19565474
targets at distinct subcellular compartments
GO:0032872 regulation of stress-activated MAPK cascade
TAS
PMID:19565474
The ERK signaling cascade--views from different subcellular ...
UNDECIDED
Summary: regulation of stress-activated MAPK cascade lacks term-specific support in the currently available local evidence.
Reason: The generic ERK context-dependence evidence does not justify retaining this specific annotation without direct support.
GO:0051493 regulation of cytoskeleton organization
TAS
PMID:19565474
The ERK signaling cascade--views from different subcellular ...
UNDECIDED
Summary: regulation of cytoskeleton organization lacks term-specific support in the currently available local evidence.
Reason: The generic ERK context-dependence evidence does not justify retaining this specific annotation without direct support.
GO:0072584 caveolin-mediated endocytosis
TAS
PMID:19565474
The ERK signaling cascade--views from different subcellular ...
UNDECIDED
Summary: caveolin-mediated endocytosis lacks term-specific support in the currently available local evidence.
Reason: The generic ERK context-dependence evidence does not justify retaining this specific annotation without direct support.
GO:0090170 regulation of Golgi inheritance
TAS
PMID:19565474
The ERK signaling cascade--views from different subcellular ...
UNDECIDED
Summary: regulation of Golgi inheritance lacks term-specific support in the currently available local evidence.
Reason: The generic ERK context-dependence evidence does not justify retaining this specific annotation without direct support.
GO:2000641 regulation of early endosome to late endosome transport
TAS
PMID:19565474
The ERK signaling cascade--views from different subcellular ...
UNDECIDED
Summary: regulation of early endosome to late endosome transport lacks term-specific support in the currently available local evidence.
Reason: The generic ERK context-dependence evidence does not justify retaining this specific annotation without direct support.
GO:0031143 pseudopodium
IDA
PMID:12821670
A beta-arrestin-dependent scaffold is associated with prolon...
UNDECIDED
Summary: pseudopodium lacks term-specific support in the currently available local evidence.
Reason: The generic ERK context-dependence evidence does not justify retaining this specific annotation without direct support.
GO:0005634 nucleus
IDA
PMID:11254359
Pecam-1 is a modulator of stat family member phosphorylation...
ACCEPT
Summary: nucleus is consistent with core ERK MAP kinase activity, phosphorylation, cascade function, or localization.
Reason: This term directly captures ERK catalytic activity, ERK cascade participation, protein phosphorylation, or canonical nucleo-cytoplasmic localization.
Supporting Evidence:
file:mouse/Mapk3/Mapk3-deep-research-falcon.md
ERK1/2 are described as present in **cytoplasmic, nuclear, and membrane-associated** pools.
GO:0005634 nucleus
IDA
PMID:11726647
Prolonged nuclear retention of activated extracellular signa...
ACCEPT
Summary: nucleus is consistent with core ERK MAP kinase activity, phosphorylation, cascade function, or localization.
Reason: This term directly captures ERK catalytic activity, ERK cascade participation, protein phosphorylation, or canonical nucleo-cytoplasmic localization.
Supporting Evidence:
file:mouse/Mapk3/Mapk3-deep-research-falcon.md
ERK1/2 are described as present in **cytoplasmic, nuclear, and membrane-associated** pools.
GO:0005737 cytoplasm
IDA
PMID:11726647
Prolonged nuclear retention of activated extracellular signa...
ACCEPT
Summary: cytoplasm is consistent with core ERK MAP kinase activity, phosphorylation, cascade function, or localization.
Reason: This term directly captures ERK catalytic activity, ERK cascade participation, protein phosphorylation, or canonical nucleo-cytoplasmic localization.
Supporting Evidence:
file:mouse/Mapk3/Mapk3-deep-research-falcon.md
ERK1/2 are described as present in **cytoplasmic, nuclear, and membrane-associated** pools.
GO:0004707 MAP kinase activity
IDA
PMID:15314156
MUC20 suppresses the hepatocyte growth factor-induced Grb2-R...
ACCEPT
Summary: MAP kinase activity is consistent with core ERK MAP kinase activity, phosphorylation, cascade function, or localization.
Reason: This term directly captures ERK catalytic activity, ERK cascade participation, protein phosphorylation, or canonical nucleo-cytoplasmic localization.
Supporting Evidence:
file:mouse/Mapk3/Mapk3-deep-research-falcon.md
ERK1/2 are **proline-directed Ser/Thr protein kinases**, with strong preference for **PX(S/T)P** motifs
GO:0051216 cartilage development
IDA
PMID:17644814
Cytokine-like 1 (Cytl1) regulates the chondrogenesis of mese...
UNDECIDED
Summary: cartilage development lacks term-specific support in the currently available local evidence.
Reason: The generic ERK context-dependence evidence does not justify retaining this specific annotation without direct support.
GO:0031663 lipopolysaccharide-mediated signaling pathway
IDA
PMID:12872135
Identification of Lps2 as a key transducer of MyD88-independ...
UNDECIDED
Summary: lipopolysaccharide-mediated signaling pathway lacks term-specific support in the currently available local evidence.
Reason: The generic ERK context-dependence evidence does not justify retaining this specific annotation without direct support.
GO:0032496 response to lipopolysaccharide
IDA
PMID:12872135
Identification of Lps2 as a key transducer of MyD88-independ...
UNDECIDED
Summary: response to lipopolysaccharide lacks term-specific support in the currently available local evidence.
Reason: The generic ERK context-dependence evidence does not justify retaining this specific annotation without direct support.
GO:0043330 response to exogenous dsRNA
IDA
PMID:12872135
Identification of Lps2 as a key transducer of MyD88-independ...
UNDECIDED
Summary: response to exogenous dsRNA lacks term-specific support in the currently available local evidence.
Reason: The generic ERK context-dependence evidence does not justify retaining this specific annotation without direct support.
GO:0019233 sensory perception of pain
IMP
PMID:11356865
Metabotropic glutamate receptor subtypes 1 and 5 are activat...
UNDECIDED
Summary: sensory perception of pain lacks term-specific support in the currently available local evidence.
Reason: The generic ERK context-dependence evidence does not justify retaining this specific annotation without direct support.
GO:0004672 protein kinase activity
IDA
PMID:15383658
p53-dependent inhibition of FKHRL1 in response to DNA damage...
MODIFY
Summary: protein kinase activity is less specific than ERK MAP kinase activity.
Reason: MAPK1/MAPK3 are ERK-family MAP kinases with proline-directed serine/threonine protein kinase activity.
Proposed replacements: MAP kinase activity
Supporting Evidence:
file:mouse/Mapk3/Mapk3-deep-research-falcon.md
ERK1/2 are **proline-directed Ser/Thr protein kinases**, with strong preference for **PX(S/T)P** motifs
GO:0006468 protein phosphorylation
IDA
PMID:15383658
p53-dependent inhibition of FKHRL1 in response to DNA damage...
ACCEPT
Summary: protein phosphorylation is consistent with core ERK MAP kinase activity, phosphorylation, cascade function, or localization.
Reason: This term directly captures ERK catalytic activity, ERK cascade participation, protein phosphorylation, or canonical nucleo-cytoplasmic localization.
Supporting Evidence:
file:mouse/Mapk3/Mapk3-deep-research-falcon.md
ERK1/2 are **proline-directed Ser/Thr protein kinases**, with strong preference for **PX(S/T)P** motifs
GO:0006974 DNA damage response
IDA
PMID:15383658
p53-dependent inhibition of FKHRL1 in response to DNA damage...
UNDECIDED
Summary: DNA damage response lacks term-specific support in the currently available local evidence.
Reason: The generic ERK context-dependence evidence does not justify retaining this specific annotation without direct support.
GO:0004707 MAP kinase activity
IMP
PMID:11841548
Role of the nude gene in epithelial terminal differentiation...
ACCEPT
Summary: MAP kinase activity is consistent with core ERK MAP kinase activity, phosphorylation, cascade function, or localization.
Reason: This term directly captures ERK catalytic activity, ERK cascade participation, protein phosphorylation, or canonical nucleo-cytoplasmic localization.
Supporting Evidence:
file:mouse/Mapk3/Mapk3-deep-research-falcon.md
ERK1/2 are **proline-directed Ser/Thr protein kinases**, with strong preference for **PX(S/T)P** motifs
GO:0006468 protein phosphorylation
IDA
PMID:11841548
Role of the nude gene in epithelial terminal differentiation...
ACCEPT
Summary: protein phosphorylation is consistent with core ERK MAP kinase activity, phosphorylation, cascade function, or localization.
Reason: This term directly captures ERK catalytic activity, ERK cascade participation, protein phosphorylation, or canonical nucleo-cytoplasmic localization.
Supporting Evidence:
file:mouse/Mapk3/Mapk3-deep-research-falcon.md
ERK1/2 are **proline-directed Ser/Thr protein kinases**, with strong preference for **PX(S/T)P** motifs
GO:0005515 protein binding
IPI
PMID:15544353
Treatment of cells with the angiogenic inhibitor fumagillin ...
MARK AS OVER ANNOTATED
Summary: protein binding records a physical association but is too generic to describe the gene product function.
Reason: The evidence supports regulated signaling-complex assembly, not a meaningful standalone protein binding function; more informative molecular and pathway terms capture the biology.
Supporting Evidence:
file:mouse/Mapk3/Mapk3-deep-research-falcon.md
ERK1/2 function as the final kinases in the RAS-RAF-MEK-ERK cascade
GO:0001784 phosphotyrosine residue binding
IMP
PMID:14636584
Phosphorylation-dependent paxillin-ERK association mediates ...
KEEP AS NON CORE
Summary: phosphotyrosine residue binding is supported in a specific HGF/paxillin cell-matrix interaction context, but is not the core ERK1 kinase function.
Reason: The cited evidence supports a context-specific tyrosine-phosphorylation-dependent ERK association.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:14636584
this is mediated by the tyrosine phosphorylation-dependent association of inactive ERK and the focal adhesion complex protein paxillin
GO:0005737 cytoplasm
IDA
PMID:12223545
Copper/zinc superoxide dismutase attenuates neuronal cell de...
ACCEPT
Summary: cytoplasm is consistent with core ERK MAP kinase activity, phosphorylation, cascade function, or localization.
Reason: This term directly captures ERK catalytic activity, ERK cascade participation, protein phosphorylation, or canonical nucleo-cytoplasmic localization.
Supporting Evidence:
file:mouse/Mapk3/Mapk3-deep-research-falcon.md
ERK1/2 are described as present in **cytoplasmic, nuclear, and membrane-associated** pools.
GO:0016310 phosphorylation
TAS
PMID:12223545
Copper/zinc superoxide dismutase attenuates neuronal cell de...
MODIFY
Summary: Phosphorylation is too broad for an ERK kinase annotation.
Reason: The relevant process is protein phosphorylation catalyzed by ERK MAP kinase activity.
Proposed replacements: protein phosphorylation
Supporting Evidence:
file:mouse/Mapk3/Mapk3-deep-research-falcon.md
ERK1/2 are **proline-directed Ser/Thr protein kinases**, with strong preference for **PX(S/T)P** motifs
GO:0004707 MAP kinase activity
TAS
PMID:11684667
Erk MAP kinase regulates branching morphogenesis in the deve...
ACCEPT
Summary: MAP kinase activity is consistent with core ERK MAP kinase activity, phosphorylation, cascade function, or localization.
Reason: This term directly captures ERK catalytic activity, ERK cascade participation, protein phosphorylation, or canonical nucleo-cytoplasmic localization.
Supporting Evidence:
file:mouse/Mapk3/Mapk3-deep-research-falcon.md
ERK1/2 are **proline-directed Ser/Thr protein kinases**, with strong preference for **PX(S/T)P** motifs
GO:0007165 signal transduction
TAS
PMID:11684667
Erk MAP kinase regulates branching morphogenesis in the deve...
MODIFY
Summary: signal transduction is a broad parent for ERK1/2 signaling.
Reason: The more specific biological process for these ERK proteins is the ERK1 and ERK2 cascade.
Proposed replacements: ERK1 and ERK2 cascade
Supporting Evidence:
file:mouse/Mapk3/Mapk3-deep-research-falcon.md
ERK1/2 function as the final kinases in the RAS-RAF-MEK-ERK cascade
GO:0009887 animal organ morphogenesis
IDA
PMID:11684667
Erk MAP kinase regulates branching morphogenesis in the deve...
UNDECIDED
Summary: animal organ morphogenesis lacks term-specific support in the currently available local evidence.
Reason: The generic ERK context-dependence evidence does not justify retaining this specific annotation without direct support.

Core Functions

ERK1 catalyzes proline-directed phosphorylation of protein substrates at serine/threonine residues after MEK-mediated dual activation-loop phosphorylation.

Molecular Function:
MAP kinase activity
Cellular Locations:
Supporting Evidence:
  • file:mouse/Mapk3/Mapk3-deep-research-falcon.md
    ERK1/2 are **proline-directed Ser/Thr protein kinases**, with strong preference for **PX(S/T)P** motifs

Acts with ERK2 as the final kinase tier of the RAS-RAF-MEK-ERK cascade, with output shaped by localization, docking motifs, and signal duration.

Directly Involved In:
Cellular Locations:
Supporting Evidence:
  • file:mouse/Mapk3/Mapk3-deep-research-falcon.md
    ERK1/2 function as the final kinases in the RAS-RAF-MEK-ERK cascade

References

Gene Ontology annotation through association of InterPro records with GO terms
Manual transfer of experimentally-verified manual GO annotation data to orthologs by curator judgment of sequence similarity
Annotation inferences using phylogenetic trees
Gene Ontology annotation based on UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot Subcellular Location vocabulary mapping, accompanied by conservative changes to GO terms applied by UniProt
Automated transfer of experimentally-verified manual GO annotation data to mouse-rat orthologs
Automatic transfer of experimentally verified manual GO annotation data to orthologs using Ensembl Compara
Automatic Gene Ontology annotation based on Rhea mapping
Electronic Gene Ontology annotations created by ARBA machine learning models
Automated transfer of experimentally-verified manual GO annotation data to mouse-human orthologs
Combined Automated Annotation using Multiple IEA Methods
A dual role of erbB2 in myelination and in expansion of the schwann cell precursor pool.
Pecam-1 is a modulator of stat family member phosphorylation and localization: lessons from a transgenic mouse.
Metabotropic glutamate receptor subtypes 1 and 5 are activators of extracellular signal-regulated kinase signaling required for inflammatory pain in mice.
Erk MAP kinase regulates branching morphogenesis in the developing mouse kidney.
Prolonged nuclear retention of activated extracellular signal-regulated protein kinase promotes cell death generated by oxidative toxicity or proteasome inhibition in a neuronal cell line.
Role of the nude gene in epithelial terminal differentiation.
Knockout of ERK1 MAP kinase enhances synaptic plasticity in the striatum and facilitates striatal-mediated learning and memory.
Copper/zinc superoxide dismutase attenuates neuronal cell death by preventing extracellular signal-regulated kinase activation after transient focal cerebral ischemia in mice.
A beta-arrestin-dependent scaffold is associated with prolonged MAPK activation in pseudopodia during protease-activated receptor-2-induced chemotaxis.
Identification of Lps2 as a key transducer of MyD88-independent TIR signalling.
Phosphorylation-dependent paxillin-ERK association mediates hepatocyte growth factor-stimulated epithelial morphogenesis.
Specific roles for the PI3K and the MEK-ERK pathway in IGF-1-stimulated chemotaxis, VEGF secretion and proliferation of multiple myeloma cells: study in the 5T33MM model.
MUC20 suppresses the hepatocyte growth factor-induced Grb2-Ras pathway by binding to a multifunctional docking site of met.
p53-dependent inhibition of FKHRL1 in response to DNA damage through protein kinase SGK1.
Vanishin is a novel ubiquitinylated death-effector domain protein that blocks ERK activation.
Treatment of cells with the angiogenic inhibitor fumagillin results in increased stability of eukaryotic initiation factor 2-associated glycoprotein, p67, and reduced phosphorylation of extracellular signal-regulated kinases.
Mouse Erk-1 gene product is a serine/threonine protein kinase that has the potential to phosphorylate tyrosine.
IGF-I-induced oligodendrocyte progenitor proliferation requires PI3K/Akt, MEK/ERK, and Src-like tyrosine kinases.
Cytokine-like 1 (Cytl1) regulates the chondrogenesis of mesenchymal cells.
Neuregulin-1/ErbB signaling serves distinct functions in myelination of the peripheral and central nervous system.
Mouse and human phenotypes indicate a critical conserved role for ERK2 signaling in neural crest development.
Phosphoinositide 3-kinase-dependent inhibition of dendritic cell interleukin-12 production by Giardia lamblia.
The ERK signaling cascade--views from different subcellular compartments.
Inhibition of ERK1/2 and activation of liver X receptor synergistically induce macrophage ABCA1 expression and cholesterol efflux.
Gain-of-function mutation in FGFR3 in mice leads to decreased bone mass by affecting both osteoblastogenesis and osteoclastogenesis.
Insulin signaling to the glomerular podocyte is critical for normal kidney function.
Specific functions for ERK/MAPK signaling during PNS development.
TLR2 and RIP2 pathways mediate autophagy of Listeria monocytogenes via extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) activation.
ERK1 and ERK2 regulate embryonic stem cell self-renewal through phosphorylation of Klf4.
Siglec-15 protein regulates formation of functional osteoclasts in concert with DNAX-activating protein of 12 kDa (DAP12).
MicroRNA-494, upregulated by tumor necrosis factor-α, desensitizes insulin effect in C2C12 muscle cells.
Shp2-dependent ERK signaling is essential for induction of Bergmann glia and foliation of the cerebellum.
Activation of MAPK overrides the termination of myelin growth and replaces Nrg1/ErbB3 signals during Schwann cell development and myelination.
Crucial requirement of ERK/MAPK signaling in respiratory tract development.
Regulation of neuronal pH by the metabotropic Zn(2+)-sensing Gq-coupled receptor, mZnR/GPR39.
CCR1 Activation Promotes Neuroinflammation Through CCR1/TPR1/ERK1/2 Signaling Pathway After Intracerebral Hemorrhage in Mice.
Merlin cooperates with neurofibromin and Spred1 to suppress the Ras-Erk pathway.
Reactome:R-MMU-198706
ERK1/2 activates ELK1
file:mouse/Mapk3/Mapk3-deep-research-falcon.md
Falcon deep research summary for mouse Mapk3

Suggested Questions for Experts

Q: Which ERK1 annotations should remain on Mapk3 when phenotypes are largely buffered by ERK2?

Q: Are nuclear import and compartment-specific ERK1 signaling mature enough for more specific GO annotation extensions?

Suggested Experiments

Experiment: Test ERK1-specific and ERK2-specific rescue in Mapk3/Mapk1 perturbation backgrounds across nuclear, cytosolic, and membrane-associated ERK reporters.

Hypothesis: ERK1 has partially redundant catalytic function but distinct localization/dynamics that determine a subset of Mapk3-specific annotations.

Type: Isoform-specific genetic rescue and live ERK biosensors

Deep Research

Falcon

(Mapk3-deep-research-falcon.md)
Comprehensive Research Report: Mouse **Mapk3 / ERK1** (UniProt **Q63844**) Falcon Edison Scientific Literature 19 citations 2026-05-03T14:15:28.367580

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Comprehensive Research Report: Mouse Mapk3 / ERK1 (UniProt Q63844)

0. Executive summary

Mouse Mapk3 encodes ERK1 (also p44 MAPK), a CMGC family protein kinase that is the terminal kinase in the canonical RAS–RAF–MEK–ERK MAPK cascade. ERK1 is activated by MEK through dual phosphorylation of the activation-loop TEY motif and then phosphorylates numerous protein substrates—preferentially at proline-directed Ser/Thr sites—in both cytosolic and nuclear compartments. Substrate selection is strongly shaped by docking interactions (D-motif/CD site; DEF/FXF motif/FRS site) and by regulated compartmentalization and shuttling. Recent mouse-context studies (2023–2024) highlight (i) therapeutic modulation of nuclear ERK trafficking via importinα/KPNA2 and (ii) disease-relevant coupling between autophagy/p62 and MAPK1/ERK2–MAPK3/ERK1 activation in kidney injury/fibrosis. (martinvega2023navigatingtheerk12 pages 5-7, martinvega2023navigatingtheerk12 pages 4-5, indrigo2023nuclearerk12signaling pages 2-2, livingston2024autophagyactivatesegr1 pages 1-2)

1. Mandatory verification of gene/protein identity (critical disambiguation)

1.1 Identity match to the provided UniProt record

The literature retrieved here consistently matches the UniProt-provided identity for Q63844 as mouse ERK1/MAPK3:
- Recent authoritative reviews explicitly define ERK1 as MAPK3/p44, and ERK2 as MAPK1/p42. (martinvega2023navigatingtheerk12 pages 1-2, ram2023aguidetoa pages 1-3, rasl2023regulationofepithelial pages 19-23)
- ERK1/2 are described as MAPKs in the canonical RAS–RAF–MEK–ERK cascade, consistent with a CMGC Ser/Thr kinase identity. (martinvega2023navigatingtheerk12 pages 1-2, ram2023aguidetoa pages 1-3)

Note on UniProt Q63844 mapping: In the retrieved corpus, an explicit Q63844 accession statement was observed during tool retrieval for an ERK1/2 context (mouse ERK1 linked to UniProt Q63844). However, the full sentence containing that exact mapping was not present in the evidence chunks returned for citation, so this report uses the user-provided UniProt accession Q63844 as the primary identifier anchor and validates functional identity via multiple independent 2023 reviews and mouse-context primary studies. (martinvega2023navigatingtheerk12 pages 1-2, ram2023aguidetoa pages 1-3, rasl2023regulationofepithelial pages 19-23)

1.2 Protein family/domain alignment (cross-check)

The retrieved reviews describe ERK1/2 as typical two-domain protein kinases, including an ATP-binding region and conserved catalytic features, consistent with a canonical protein kinase domain architecture (matching the UniProt domain summary in the prompt). (martinvega2023navigatingtheerk12 pages 4-5)

2. Key concepts and definitions (current understanding)

2.1 What Mapk3/ERK1 is

ERK1 (MAPK3) is an “effector” MAP kinase at the terminal tier of a 3-tier kinase module (MAP3K→MAP2K→MAPK) and is widely used to transmit extracellular cues (notably growth factor signaling through RTKs) into changes in cytoplasmic functions and nuclear gene expression programs. (rasl2023regulationofepithelial pages 9-13, ram2023aguidetoa pages 1-3)

2.2 Core biochemical activity (reaction type and specificity)

Biochemical activity (functional annotation): ERK1/2 are proline-directed Ser/Thr protein kinases, with strong preference for PX(S/T)P motifs (and many substrates only contain the minimal (S/T)P motif). (martinvega2023navigatingtheerk12 pages 5-7, rasl2023regulationofepithelial pages 19-23)

Important limitation: The retrieved evidence does not contain a single explicit EC-style sentence stating the reaction “ATP + protein → ADP + phosphoprotein.” Nonetheless, kinase-domain features (ATP-binding domain; catalytic lysine) and the consensus substrate motif preference are described directly in the 2023 reviews. (martinvega2023navigatingtheerk12 pages 4-5)

2.3 Activation mechanism (defining concept for MAPKs)

ERK activation requires MEK-catalyzed dual phosphorylation of the activation-loop TEY motif (Thr and Tyr). A 2023 review reports that MEK phosphorylates tyrosine then threonine, and that dual phosphorylation increases ERK activity by ~50,000-fold. (martinvega2023navigatingtheerk12 pages 4-5)

2.4 Docking and substrate selection (beyond short motifs)

Substrate and regulator recognition is strongly shaped by docking interactions:
- The CD (D-recruitment) site binds D-motifs/DEJL sequences (basic/hydrophobic motif such as K/RX2–4LXL). (martinvega2023navigatingtheerk12 pages 5-7)
- The FRS site binds DEF motifs (FXF) and is described as being exposed upon ERK activation. (rasl2023regulationofepithelial pages 19-23, martinvega2023navigatingtheerk12 pages 5-7)

These docking interactions help explain how ERK acts on many substrates while still maintaining specificity and context dependence. (martinvega2023navigatingtheerk12 pages 5-7, rasl2023regulationofepithelial pages 23-26)

3. Pathway placement and wiring (canonical and contextual)

3.1 Canonical RAS–RAF–MEK–ERK module

ERK1/2 function as the final kinases in the RAS–RAF–MEK–ERK cascade, and signaling outputs depend on strength, duration, and cellular context. (martinvega2023navigatingtheerk12 pages 1-2, ram2023aguidetoa pages 1-3)

Visual evidence: A pathway schematic is shown in a cropped figure from Martín‑Vega & Cobb (2023), illustrating the canonical RAS–RAF–MEK–ERK cascade. (martinvega2023navigatingtheerk12 media 1cda4d28)

3.2 Negative feedback and phosphatase control

ERK signaling is terminated/reshaped by phosphatases and feedback. Reviews emphasize DUSPs (MAPK phosphatases) and feedback mechanisms that tune ERK pathway behavior. (ram2023aguidetoa pages 1-3, ram2023aguideto pages 1-2)

4. Subcellular localization and where ERK1 acts in the cell

ERK1/2 are described as present in cytoplasmic, nuclear, and membrane-associated pools. They can traverse nuclear pores (e.g., via interactions with FG-repeat nucleoporins) and are retained/exported via binding partners such as MEK and specific DUSPs, implying regulated nucleo-cytoplasmic shuttling rather than static localization. (martinvega2023navigatingtheerk12 pages 5-7, rasl2023regulationofepithelial pages 23-26)

A 2023 review additionally describes MEK as promoting ERK nuclear export via XPO1/CRM1. (martinvega2023navigatingtheerk12 pages 4-5)

Visual evidence: A cropped structural figure highlights ERK’s activation loop (TEY region) in a structural context, supporting mechanistic discussion of activation. (martinvega2023navigatingtheerk12 media d1ee9de3)

5. Recent developments and latest research (prioritized 2023–2024)

5.1 ERK dynamics as an information-encoding framework (2023)

A 2023 two-part review emphasizes that modern technologies—biosensors, optogenetics, microfluidics, and computational models—enable single-cell quantitative studies of ERK activity patterns (“ERK dynamics”) and that downstream decoding of these patterns contributes to divergent cell fates. (ram2023aguideto pages 1-2)

This framework is increasingly used to interpret ERK signaling in tissue organization and disease, moving beyond “on/off” pathway descriptions. (ram2023aguideto pages 1-2)

5.2 Nuclear trafficking as a therapeutic lever (mouse neuroprotection; 2023)

Indrigo et al. (EMBO Molecular Medicine, Oct 2023, URL: https://doi.org/10.15252/emmm.202215984) identify importinα1/KPNA2 as a key determinant of nuclear ERK signaling and develop a cell-penetrating peptide that disrupts ERK1/2–KPNA2 interactions to potentiate nuclear ERK signaling. This intervention is reported to improve outcomes across multiple mouse neurodegeneration models and enhance cognition in rodents. (indrigo2023nuclearerk12signaling pages 2-2)

Quantitative data reported: In dorsal striatum manipulations, ERK1 knockdown reduced p44 ERK1 by 42.6%, and ERK2 knockdown reduced p42 ERK2 by 25%. Apoptosis assays are reported with n = 14–25 slides per group in TUNEL quantification. (indrigo2023nuclearerk12signaling pages 2-2)

5.3 Autophagy–p62 control of ERK activation in kidney repair/fibrosis (2024)

Livingston et al. (Autophagy, Nov 2024, URL: https://doi.org/10.1080/15548627.2023.2281156) report that autophagy deficiency in an inducible renal tubule-specific Atg7 knockout suppresses MAPK/ERK activation in post-ischemic renal tubules and links this to SQSTM1/p62 aggregation and sequestration of MAPK/ERK (including MAPK1/ERK2–MAPK3/ERK1). Inhibition of MAPK/ERK suppresses EGR1 and FGF2 and improves renal fibrosis and function in this maladaptive repair context. (livingston2024autophagyactivatesegr1 pages 1-2)

5.4 Mouse gastruloids: spatial ERK phosphorylation gradients (2023)

Underhill & Toettcher (bioRxiv, Jan 2023, URL: https://doi.org/10.1101/2023.01.27.525895) report mouse gastruloids display posterior-to-anterior gradients of Erk phosphorylation spanning ~500 μm, and that pharmacological inhibition of FGFR/Erk/Akt impairs elongation. They conclude that a gradient of Ras/Erk signaling is required for localized expression domains (E-cadherin, Snail, Brachyury), whereas PI3K/Akt mainly affects proliferation. (underhill2023controlofgastruloid pages 1-5)

6. Current applications and real-world implementations

6.1 Experimental implementations in cell and mouse systems

  • Live-cell ERK biosensors and optogenetics are now core tools for quantitatively manipulating and measuring ERK activity dynamics, especially at single-cell resolution. (ram2023aguideto pages 1-2)
  • Therapeutic peptide modulation of ERK nuclear import represents an application-layer strategy: altering signaling compartmentalization rather than simply inhibiting kinase activity. (indrigo2023nuclearerk12signaling pages 2-2)
  • Disease mechanism studies (kidney injury/fibrosis) integrate autophagy biology with ERK signaling as a targetable axis. (livingston2024autophagyactivatesegr1 pages 1-2)

6.2 Translational considerations (expert synthesis from authoritative reviews)

Recent reviews emphasize that ERK outputs are shaped by (i) amplitude/duration (“Goldilocks”-like effects) and (ii) localization/feedback circuitry, implying that successful interventions may need to reshape signaling patterns rather than only suppress total activity. (ram2023aguideto pages 1-2)

7. Relevant statistics and data points (from recent studies)

  • ~50,000-fold increase in ERK activity upon dual TEY phosphorylation (review synthesis of mechanistic/structural work). (martinvega2023navigatingtheerk12 pages 4-5)
  • ERK substrate motif preference: PX(S/T)P and minimal (S/T)P sites; docking adds specificity (D-motif/CD site; DEF/FXF/FRS). (martinvega2023navigatingtheerk12 pages 5-7, rasl2023regulationofepithelial pages 19-23)
  • ERK isoform genetics: ERK1 KO mice are viable and fertile, while whole-body ERK2 KO is embryonic lethal, illustrating partial redundancy and non-equivalence. (martinvega2023navigatingtheerk12 pages 4-5)
  • In vivo neurobiology manipulations (Indrigo et al., 2023): ERK1 knockdown −42.6% (p44), ERK2 knockdown −25% (p42); apoptosis quantification n = 14–25 slides/group. (indrigo2023nuclearerk12signaling pages 2-2)
  • Gastruloids: Erk phosphorylation gradients span ~500 μm. (underhill2023controlofgastruloid pages 1-5)

8. Consolidated evidence map

The table below summarizes the strongest evidence supporting key functional annotation statements.

Aspect Key takeaways Best recent sources (with year) URLs (if present in evidence)
Identity Mouse Mapk3 encodes ERK1/p44 MAPK, a CMGC-family serine/threonine kinase in the canonical ERK1/2 MAPK cascade; reviews explicitly identify ERK1 as MAPK3/p44, and mouse literature links Erk1 to UniProt Q63844 (martinvega2023navigatingtheerk12 pages 1-2, ram2023aguidetoa pages 1-3) Martín-Vega & Cobb, Biomolecules (2023); Ram et al., Biochemical Journal (2023) https://doi.org/10.3390/biom13101555; https://doi.org/10.1042/bcj20230276
Biochemical activity ERK1 is a protein kinase that phosphorylates Ser/Thr residues on numerous downstream substrates; ERK1/2 are described as proline-directed kinases with broad substrate scope, including kinase and transcription-factor substrates (martinvega2023navigatingtheerk12 pages 5-7, martinvega2023navigatingtheerk12 pages 7-8, rasl2023regulationofepithelial pages 23-26) Martín-Vega & Cobb, Biomolecules (2023); Rasl (2023) https://doi.org/10.3390/biom13101555
Activation mechanism ERK1/2 are activated by MEK-mediated dual phosphorylation of the activation-loop TEY motif (Thr and Tyr); one review notes phosphorylation order Tyr then Thr, and dual phosphorylation increases ERK activity by ~50,000-fold (martinvega2023navigatingtheerk12 pages 1-2, martinvega2023navigatingtheerk12 pages 4-5) Martín-Vega & Cobb, Biomolecules (2023) https://doi.org/10.3390/biom13101555
Substrate specificity ERK1/2 preferentially phosphorylate proline-directed motifs, especially PX(S/T)P, while many substrates contain only the minimal (S/T)P motif; this supports annotation of MAPK3 as a proline-directed Ser/Thr kinase (martinvega2023navigatingtheerk12 pages 5-7, rasl2023regulationofepithelial pages 19-23, rasl2023regulationofepithelial pages 9-13) Martín-Vega & Cobb, Biomolecules (2023); Rasl (2023) https://doi.org/10.3390/biom13101555
Docking Specificity is enhanced by docking surfaces on ERK: the CD/DRS site recognizes D-motifs/DEJL sequences, and the FRS site recognizes DEF/FXF motifs; docking helps recruit substrates, regulators, and scaffolds (martinvega2023navigatingtheerk12 pages 5-7, martinvega2023navigatingtheerk12 pages 7-8, rasl2023regulationofepithelial pages 23-26) Martín-Vega & Cobb, Biomolecules (2023); Rasl (2023) https://doi.org/10.3390/biom13101555
Localization/shuttling ERK1/2 are found in cytoplasmic, nuclear, and membrane-associated compartments; they can pass through nuclear pores, are retained/exported by partners such as MEK and DUSPs, and activation can drive nuclear accumulation or compartment-specific signaling (martinvega2023navigatingtheerk12 pages 5-7, martinvega2023navigatingtheerk12 pages 7-8, rasl2023regulationofepithelial pages 23-26, ram2023aguidetoa pages 1-3) Martín-Vega & Cobb, Biomolecules (2023); Ram et al., Biochemical Journal (2023) https://doi.org/10.3390/biom13101555; https://doi.org/10.1042/bcj20230276
Dynamics tools Recent ERK research emphasizes biosensors, optogenetics, microfluidics, and computational models to measure and perturb ERK dynamics at single-cell resolution; ERK dynamic features are interpreted as key encoders of cell fate (ram2023aguideto pages 1-2) Ram et al., Biochemical Journal (2023) https://doi.org/10.1042/bcj20230277
Mouse phenotypes Genetic context indicates ERK1 knockout mice are viable and fertile, unlike ERK2 whole-body knockout, which is embryonic lethal; this supports partial redundancy but non-identical in vivo roles for ERK1 and ERK2 (martinvega2023navigatingtheerk12 pages 4-5) Martín-Vega & Cobb, Biomolecules (2023) https://doi.org/10.3390/biom13101555
Therapeutic/application examples A 2023 mouse-focused study identified KPNA2-dependent nuclear ERK trafficking as a therapeutic lever; a cell-permeable peptide disrupting ERK1/2-KPNA2 interactions potentiated nuclear ERK signaling, reduced neuronal loss, improved cognition in healthy rodents, and rescued deficits in AD and HD mouse models (indrigo2023nuclearerk12signaling pages 2-2) Indrigo et al., EMBO Molecular Medicine (2023) https://doi.org/10.15252/emmm.202215984
Quantitative stats Reported quantitative findings include ~50,000-fold activation gain after dual TEY phosphorylation (review evidence); ERK1 knockdown reduced p44 ERK1 by 42.6%, ERK2 knockdown reduced p42 ERK2 by 25%, and apoptosis assays used n = 14–25 slides/group in a 2023 neurobiology study (martinvega2023navigatingtheerk12 pages 4-5, indrigo2023nuclearerk12signaling pages 2-2) Martín-Vega & Cobb, Biomolecules (2023); Indrigo et al., EMBO Molecular Medicine (2023) https://doi.org/10.3390/biom13101555; https://doi.org/10.15252/emmm.202215984

Table: This table compiles the strongest recent evidence for functional annotation of mouse Mapk3/ERK1, emphasizing identity, kinase mechanism, localization, dynamics, phenotypes, and therapeutic relevance. It is useful as a concise evidence map for the full research report.

9. Selected key sources (with publication dates and URLs)

  • Martín‑Vega A, Cobb MH. Navigating the ERK1/2 MAPK Cascade. Oct 2023. Biomolecules. https://doi.org/10.3390/biom13101555 (martinvega2023navigatingtheerk12 pages 5-7, martinvega2023navigatingtheerk12 pages 4-5)
  • Ram A, et al. A guide to ERK dynamics, part 1: mechanisms and models. Dec 2023. Biochemical Journal. https://doi.org/10.1042/bcj20230276 (ram2023aguidetoa pages 1-3)
  • Ram A, et al. A guide to ERK dynamics, part 2: downstream decoding. Dec 2023. Biochemical Journal. https://doi.org/10.1042/bcj20230277 (ram2023aguideto pages 1-2)
  • Indrigo M, et al. Nuclear ERK1/2 signaling potentiation enhances neuroprotection and cognition via Importinα1/KPNA2. Oct 2023. EMBO Molecular Medicine. https://doi.org/10.15252/emmm.202215984 (indrigo2023nuclearerk12signaling pages 2-2)
  • Livingston MJ, et al. Autophagy activates EGR1 via MAPK/ERK to induce FGF2… Nov 2024. Autophagy. https://doi.org/10.1080/15548627.2023.2281156 (livingston2024autophagyactivatesegr1 pages 1-2)
  • Underhill EJ, Toettcher JE. Control of gastruloid patterning and morphogenesis by the Erk and Akt signaling pathways. Jan 2023. bioRxiv. https://doi.org/10.1101/2023.01.27.525895 (underhill2023controlofgastruloid pages 1-5)

10. Evidence gaps and constraints in this run

  1. Direct UniProt/InterPro/MGI/Reactome retrieval could not be performed with the available tools, so database assertions rely on the user-provided UniProt description and literature cross-validation. (martinvega2023navigatingtheerk12 pages 1-2, rasl2023regulationofepithelial pages 19-23)
  2. A fully explicit EC-style reaction statement (“ATP + protein → ADP + phosphoprotein”) was not present in the retrieved evidence snippets; the report therefore states kinase function using mechanistic descriptions present in recent reviews (ATP-binding domain, catalytic kinase behavior, substrate motifs). (martinvega2023navigatingtheerk12 pages 4-5)

References

  1. (martinvega2023navigatingtheerk12 pages 5-7): Ana Martín-Vega and Melanie H. Cobb. Navigating the erk1/2 mapk cascade. Biomolecules, 13:1555, Oct 2023. URL: https://doi.org/10.3390/biom13101555, doi:10.3390/biom13101555. This article has 103 citations.

  2. (martinvega2023navigatingtheerk12 pages 4-5): Ana Martín-Vega and Melanie H. Cobb. Navigating the erk1/2 mapk cascade. Biomolecules, 13:1555, Oct 2023. URL: https://doi.org/10.3390/biom13101555, doi:10.3390/biom13101555. This article has 103 citations.

  3. (indrigo2023nuclearerk12signaling pages 2-2): Marzia Indrigo, Ilaria Morella, Daniel Orellana, Raffaele d'Isa, Alessandro Papale, Riccardo Parra, Antonia Gurgone, Daniela Lecca, Anna Cavaccini, Cezar M Tigaret, Alfredo Cagnotto, Kimberley Jones, Simon Brooks, Gian Michele Ratto, Nicholas D Allen, Mariah J Lelos, Silvia Middei, Maurizio Giustetto, Anna R Carta, Raffaella Tonini, Mario Salmona, Jeremy Hall, Kerrie Thomas, Riccardo Brambilla, and Stefania Fasano. Nuclear erk1/2 signaling potentiation enhances neuroprotection and cognition via importinα1/kpna2. EMBO Molecular Medicine, Oct 2023. URL: https://doi.org/10.15252/emmm.202215984, doi:10.15252/emmm.202215984. This article has 29 citations and is from a highest quality peer-reviewed journal.

  4. (livingston2024autophagyactivatesegr1 pages 1-2): Man J. Livingston, Ming Zhang, Sang-Ho Kwon, Jian-Kang Chen, Honglin Li, Santhakumar Manicassamy, and Zheng Dong. Autophagy activates egr1 via mapk/erk to induce fgf2 in renal tubular cells for fibroblast activation and fibrosis during maladaptive kidney repair. Autophagy, 20:1032-1053, Nov 2024. URL: https://doi.org/10.1080/15548627.2023.2281156, doi:10.1080/15548627.2023.2281156. This article has 100 citations and is from a domain leading peer-reviewed journal.

  5. (martinvega2023navigatingtheerk12 pages 1-2): Ana Martín-Vega and Melanie H. Cobb. Navigating the erk1/2 mapk cascade. Biomolecules, 13:1555, Oct 2023. URL: https://doi.org/10.3390/biom13101555, doi:10.3390/biom13101555. This article has 103 citations.

  6. (ram2023aguidetoa pages 1-3): Abhineet Ram, Devan Murphy, Nicholaus DeCuzzi, Madhura Patankar, Jason Hu, Michael Pargett, and John G. Albeck. A guide to erk dynamics, part 1: mechanisms and models. Biochemical Journal, 480:1887-1907, Dec 2023. URL: https://doi.org/10.1042/bcj20230276, doi:10.1042/bcj20230276. This article has 39 citations and is from a domain leading peer-reviewed journal.

  7. (rasl2023regulationofepithelial pages 19-23): J Rasl. Regulation of epithelial plasticity by erk1 and erk2 isoforms. Unknown journal, 2023.

  8. (rasl2023regulationofepithelial pages 9-13): J Rasl. Regulation of epithelial plasticity by erk1 and erk2 isoforms. Unknown journal, 2023.

  9. (rasl2023regulationofepithelial pages 23-26): J Rasl. Regulation of epithelial plasticity by erk1 and erk2 isoforms. Unknown journal, 2023.

  10. (martinvega2023navigatingtheerk12 media 1cda4d28): Ana Martín-Vega and Melanie H. Cobb. Navigating the erk1/2 mapk cascade. Biomolecules, 13:1555, Oct 2023. URL: https://doi.org/10.3390/biom13101555, doi:10.3390/biom13101555. This article has 103 citations.

  11. (ram2023aguideto pages 1-2): Abhineet Ram, Devan Murphy, Nicholaus DeCuzzi, Madhura Patankar, Jason Hu, Michael Pargett, and John G. Albeck. A guide to erk dynamics, part 2: downstream decoding. Biochemical Journal, 480:1909-1928, Dec 2023. URL: https://doi.org/10.1042/bcj20230277, doi:10.1042/bcj20230277. This article has 39 citations and is from a domain leading peer-reviewed journal.

  12. (martinvega2023navigatingtheerk12 media d1ee9de3): Ana Martín-Vega and Melanie H. Cobb. Navigating the erk1/2 mapk cascade. Biomolecules, 13:1555, Oct 2023. URL: https://doi.org/10.3390/biom13101555, doi:10.3390/biom13101555. This article has 103 citations.

  13. (underhill2023controlofgastruloid pages 1-5): Evan J. Underhill and Jared E. Toettcher. Control of gastruloid patterning and morphogenesis by the erk and akt signaling pathways. bioRxiv, Jan 2023. URL: https://doi.org/10.1101/2023.01.27.525895, doi:10.1101/2023.01.27.525895. This article has 29 citations.

  14. (martinvega2023navigatingtheerk12 pages 7-8): Ana Martín-Vega and Melanie H. Cobb. Navigating the erk1/2 mapk cascade. Biomolecules, 13:1555, Oct 2023. URL: https://doi.org/10.3390/biom13101555, doi:10.3390/biom13101555. This article has 103 citations.

Citations

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  2. underhill2023controlofgastruloid pages 1-5
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id: Q63844
gene_symbol: Mapk3
product_type: PROTEIN
status: COMPLETE
taxon:
  id: NCBITaxon:10090
  label: Mus musculus
description: Mapk3 encodes ERK1/p44 MAPK, a CMGC-family proline-directed serine/threonine
  protein kinase in the ERK1/2 branch of the RAS-RAF-MEK-ERK cascade. ERK1 is activated by
  MEK-mediated dual phosphorylation of the TEY activation-loop motif and phosphorylates many
  cytosolic and nuclear substrates selected by proline-directed motifs, D-motif/CD-site and
  DEF/FRS docking. ERK1 and ERK2 are closely related but not fully interchangeable in mouse;
  therefore direct kinase and ERK cascade terms are core, while developmental, immune, autophagy,
  neuronal, and stress-response phenotypes are curated as context-specific outputs.
references:
- id: GO_REF:0000002
  title: Gene Ontology annotation through association of InterPro records with GO terms
  findings: []
- id: GO_REF:0000024
  title: Manual transfer of experimentally-verified manual GO annotation data to orthologs
    by curator judgment of sequence similarity
  findings: []
- id: GO_REF:0000033
  title: Annotation inferences using phylogenetic trees
  findings: []
- id: GO_REF:0000044
  title: Gene Ontology annotation based on UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot Subcellular Location vocabulary
    mapping, accompanied by conservative changes to GO terms applied by UniProt
  findings: []
- id: GO_REF:0000096
  title: Automated transfer of experimentally-verified manual GO annotation data to mouse-rat
    orthologs
  findings: []
- id: GO_REF:0000107
  title: Automatic transfer of experimentally verified manual GO annotation data to orthologs
    using Ensembl Compara
  findings: []
- id: GO_REF:0000116
  title: Automatic Gene Ontology annotation based on Rhea mapping
  findings: []
- id: GO_REF:0000117
  title: Electronic Gene Ontology annotations created by ARBA machine learning models
  findings: []
- id: GO_REF:0000119
  title: Automated transfer of experimentally-verified manual GO annotation data to mouse-human
    orthologs
  findings: []
- id: GO_REF:0000120
  title: Combined Automated Annotation using Multiple IEA Methods
  findings: []
- id: PMID:10704452
  title: A dual role of erbB2 in myelination and in expansion of the schwann cell precursor
    pool.
  findings: []
- id: PMID:11254359
  title: 'Pecam-1 is a modulator of stat family member phosphorylation and localization: lessons
    from a transgenic mouse.'
  findings: []
- id: PMID:11356865
  title: Metabotropic glutamate receptor subtypes 1 and 5 are activators of extracellular
    signal-regulated kinase signaling required for inflammatory pain in mice.
  findings: []
- id: PMID:11684667
  title: Erk MAP kinase regulates branching morphogenesis in the developing mouse kidney.
  findings: []
- id: PMID:11726647
  title: Prolonged nuclear retention of activated extracellular signal-regulated protein kinase
    promotes cell death generated by oxidative toxicity or proteasome inhibition in a neuronal
    cell line.
  findings: []
- id: PMID:11841548
  title: Role of the nude gene in epithelial terminal differentiation.
  findings: []
- id: PMID:12062026
  title: Knockout of ERK1 MAP kinase enhances synaptic plasticity in the striatum and facilitates
    striatal-mediated learning and memory.
  findings: []
- id: PMID:12223545
  title: Copper/zinc superoxide dismutase attenuates neuronal cell death by preventing extracellular
    signal-regulated kinase activation after transient focal cerebral ischemia in mice.
  findings: []
- id: PMID:12821670
  title: A beta-arrestin-dependent scaffold is associated with prolonged MAPK activation in
    pseudopodia during protease-activated receptor-2-induced chemotaxis.
  findings: []
- id: PMID:12872135
  title: Identification of Lps2 as a key transducer of MyD88-independent TIR signalling.
  findings: []
- id: PMID:14636584
  title: Phosphorylation-dependent paxillin-ERK association mediates hepatocyte growth factor-stimulated
    epithelial morphogenesis.
  findings: []
- id: PMID:14997210
  title: 'Specific roles for the PI3K and the MEK-ERK pathway in IGF-1-stimulated chemotaxis,
    VEGF secretion and proliferation of multiple myeloma cells: study in the 5T33MM model.'
  findings: []
- id: PMID:15314156
  title: MUC20 suppresses the hepatocyte growth factor-induced Grb2-Ras pathway by binding
    to a multifunctional docking site of met.
  findings: []
- id: PMID:15383658
  title: p53-dependent inhibition of FKHRL1 in response to DNA damage through protein kinase
    SGK1.
  findings: []
- id: PMID:15537391
  title: Vanishin is a novel ubiquitinylated death-effector domain protein that blocks ERK
    activation.
  findings: []
- id: PMID:15544353
  title: Treatment of cells with the angiogenic inhibitor fumagillin results in increased
    stability of eukaryotic initiation factor 2-associated glycoprotein, p67, and reduced
    phosphorylation of extracellular signal-regulated kinases.
  findings: []
- id: PMID:1717989
  title: Mouse Erk-1 gene product is a serine/threonine protein kinase that has the potential
    to phosphorylate tyrosine.
  findings: []
- id: PMID:17348861
  title: IGF-I-induced oligodendrocyte progenitor proliferation requires PI3K/Akt, MEK/ERK,
    and Src-like tyrosine kinases.
  findings: []
- id: PMID:17644814
  title: Cytokine-like 1 (Cytl1) regulates the chondrogenesis of mesenchymal cells.
  findings: []
- id: PMID:18760695
  title: Neuregulin-1/ErbB signaling serves distinct functions in myelination of the peripheral
    and central nervous system.
  findings: []
- id: PMID:18952847
  title: Mouse and human phenotypes indicate a critical conserved role for ERK2 signaling
    in neural crest development.
  findings: []
- id: PMID:19047410
  title: Phosphoinositide 3-kinase-dependent inhibition of dendritic cell interleukin-12 production
    by Giardia lamblia.
  findings: []
- id: PMID:19565474
  title: The ERK signaling cascade--views from different subcellular compartments.
  findings: []
- id: PMID:20037141
  title: Inhibition of ERK1/2 and activation of liver X receptor synergistically induce macrophage
    ABCA1 expression and cholesterol efflux.
  findings: []
- id: PMID:20053668
  title: Gain-of-function mutation in FGFR3 in mice leads to decreased bone mass by affecting
    both osteoblastogenesis and osteoclastogenesis.
  findings: []
- id: PMID:20889126
  title: Insulin signaling to the glomerular podocyte is critical for normal kidney function.
  findings: []
- id: PMID:21220101
  title: Specific functions for ERK/MAPK signaling during PNS development.
  findings: []
- id: PMID:22033934
  title: TLR2 and RIP2 pathways mediate autophagy of Listeria monocytogenes via extracellular
    signal-regulated kinase (ERK) activation.
  findings: []
- id: PMID:22307056
  title: ERK1 and ERK2 regulate embryonic stem cell self-renewal through phosphorylation of
    Klf4.
  findings: []
- id: PMID:22451653
  title: Siglec-15 protein regulates formation of functional osteoclasts in concert with DNAX-activating
    protein of 12 kDa (DAP12).
  findings: []
- id: PMID:24349514
  title: "MicroRNA-494, upregulated by tumor necrosis factor-\u03B1, desensitizes insulin\
    \ effect in C2C12 muscle cells."
  findings: []
- id: PMID:24431450
  title: Shp2-dependent ERK signaling is essential for induction of Bergmann glia and foliation
    of the cerebellum.
  findings: []
- id: PMID:24493648
  title: Activation of MAPK overrides the termination of myelin growth and replaces Nrg1/ErbB3
    signals during Schwann cell development and myelination.
  findings: []
- id: PMID:25100655
  title: Crucial requirement of ERK/MAPK signaling in respiratory tract development.
  findings: []
- id: PMID:26375174
  title: Regulation of neuronal pH by the metabotropic Zn(2+)-sensing Gq-coupled receptor,
    mZnR/GPR39.
  findings: []
- id: PMID:31898284
  title: CCR1 Activation Promotes Neuroinflammation Through CCR1/TPR1/ERK1/2 Signaling Pathway
    After Intracerebral Hemorrhage in Mice.
  findings: []
- id: PMID:33331896
  title: Merlin cooperates with neurofibromin and Spred1 to suppress the Ras-Erk pathway.
  findings: []
- id: Reactome:R-MMU-198706
  title: ERK1/2 activates ELK1
  findings: []
- id: file:mouse/Mapk3/Mapk3-deep-research-falcon.md
  title: Falcon deep research summary for mouse Mapk3
  findings: []
existing_annotations:
- term:
    id: GO:0005634
    label: nucleus
  evidence_type: IBA
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000033
  review:
    summary: nucleus is consistent with core ERK MAP kinase activity, phosphorylation, cascade
      function, or localization.
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: This term directly captures ERK catalytic activity, ERK cascade participation,
      protein phosphorylation, or canonical nucleo-cytoplasmic localization.
    supported_by:
    - reference_id: file:mouse/Mapk3/Mapk3-deep-research-falcon.md
      supporting_text: ERK1/2 are described as present in **cytoplasmic, nuclear, and membrane-associated**
        pools.
- term:
    id: GO:0005737
    label: cytoplasm
  evidence_type: IBA
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000033
  review:
    summary: cytoplasm is consistent with core ERK MAP kinase activity, phosphorylation, cascade
      function, or localization.
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: This term directly captures ERK catalytic activity, ERK cascade participation,
      protein phosphorylation, or canonical nucleo-cytoplasmic localization.
    supported_by:
    - reference_id: file:mouse/Mapk3/Mapk3-deep-research-falcon.md
      supporting_text: ERK1/2 are described as present in **cytoplasmic, nuclear, and membrane-associated**
        pools.
- term:
    id: GO:0035556
    label: intracellular signal transduction
  evidence_type: IBA
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000033
  review:
    summary: intracellular signal transduction is a broad parent for ERK1/2 signaling.
    action: MODIFY
    reason: The more specific biological process for these ERK proteins is the ERK1 and ERK2
      cascade.
    supported_by:
    - reference_id: file:mouse/Mapk3/Mapk3-deep-research-falcon.md
      supporting_text: ERK1/2 function as the final kinases in the RAS-RAF-MEK-ERK cascade
    proposed_replacement_terms:
    - &id001
      id: GO:0070371
      label: ERK1 and ERK2 cascade
- term:
    id: GO:0004674
    label: protein serine/threonine kinase activity
  evidence_type: IBA
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000033
  review:
    summary: protein serine/threonine kinase activity is consistent with core ERK MAP kinase
      activity, phosphorylation, cascade function, or localization.
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: This term directly captures ERK catalytic activity, ERK cascade participation,
      protein phosphorylation, or canonical nucleo-cytoplasmic localization.
    supported_by:
    - reference_id: file:mouse/Mapk3/Mapk3-deep-research-falcon.md
      supporting_text: ERK1/2 are **proline-directed Ser/Thr protein kinases**, with strong
        preference for **PX(S/T)P** motifs
- term:
    id: GO:0007166
    label: cell surface receptor signaling pathway
  evidence_type: IBA
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000033
  review:
    summary: cell surface receptor signaling pathway is a broad parent for ERK1/2 signaling.
    action: MODIFY
    reason: The more specific biological process for these ERK proteins is the ERK1 and ERK2
      cascade.
    supported_by:
    - reference_id: file:mouse/Mapk3/Mapk3-deep-research-falcon.md
      supporting_text: ERK1/2 function as the final kinases in the RAS-RAF-MEK-ERK cascade
    proposed_replacement_terms:
    - *id001
- term:
    id: GO:0001784
    label: phosphotyrosine residue binding
  evidence_type: IEA
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000117
  review:
    summary: phosphotyrosine residue binding lacks term-specific support in the currently available local evidence.
    action: UNDECIDED
    reason: The generic ERK context-dependence evidence does not justify retaining this
      specific annotation without direct support.
- term:
    id: GO:0004672
    label: protein kinase activity
  evidence_type: IEA
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000002
  review:
    summary: protein kinase activity is less specific than ERK MAP kinase activity.
    action: MODIFY
    reason: MAPK1/MAPK3 are ERK-family MAP kinases with proline-directed serine/threonine
      protein kinase activity.
    supported_by:
    - reference_id: file:mouse/Mapk3/Mapk3-deep-research-falcon.md
      supporting_text: ERK1/2 are **proline-directed Ser/Thr protein kinases**, with strong
        preference for **PX(S/T)P** motifs
    proposed_replacement_terms:
    - &id002
      id: GO:0004707
      label: MAP kinase activity
- term:
    id: GO:0004707
    label: MAP kinase activity
  evidence_type: IEA
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000120
  review:
    summary: MAP kinase activity is consistent with core ERK MAP kinase activity, phosphorylation,
      cascade function, or localization.
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: This term directly captures ERK catalytic activity, ERK cascade participation,
      protein phosphorylation, or canonical nucleo-cytoplasmic localization.
    supported_by:
    - reference_id: file:mouse/Mapk3/Mapk3-deep-research-falcon.md
      supporting_text: ERK1/2 are **proline-directed Ser/Thr protein kinases**, with strong
        preference for **PX(S/T)P** motifs
- term:
    id: GO:0005524
    label: ATP binding
  evidence_type: IEA
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000002
  review:
    summary: ATP binding is consistent with core ERK MAP kinase activity, phosphorylation,
      cascade function, or localization.
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: This term directly captures ERK catalytic activity, ERK cascade participation,
      protein phosphorylation, or canonical nucleo-cytoplasmic localization.
    supported_by:
    - reference_id: file:mouse/Mapk3/Mapk3-deep-research-falcon.md
      supporting_text: ERK1/2 are **proline-directed Ser/Thr protein kinases**, with strong
        preference for **PX(S/T)P** motifs
- term:
    id: GO:0005634
    label: nucleus
  evidence_type: IEA
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000120
  review:
    summary: nucleus is consistent with core ERK MAP kinase activity, phosphorylation, cascade
      function, or localization.
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: This term directly captures ERK catalytic activity, ERK cascade participation,
      protein phosphorylation, or canonical nucleo-cytoplasmic localization.
    supported_by:
    - reference_id: file:mouse/Mapk3/Mapk3-deep-research-falcon.md
      supporting_text: ERK1/2 are described as present in **cytoplasmic, nuclear, and membrane-associated**
        pools.
- term:
    id: GO:0005737
    label: cytoplasm
  evidence_type: IEA
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000120
  review:
    summary: cytoplasm is consistent with core ERK MAP kinase activity, phosphorylation, cascade
      function, or localization.
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: This term directly captures ERK catalytic activity, ERK cascade participation,
      protein phosphorylation, or canonical nucleo-cytoplasmic localization.
    supported_by:
    - reference_id: file:mouse/Mapk3/Mapk3-deep-research-falcon.md
      supporting_text: ERK1/2 are described as present in **cytoplasmic, nuclear, and membrane-associated**
        pools.
- term:
    id: GO:0005739
    label: mitochondrion
  evidence_type: IEA
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000117
  review:
    summary: mitochondrion is supported as ERK subcellular localization context but is not a core molecular activity.
    action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
    reason: PMID:19565474 supports ERK targeting to distinct subcellular compartments; retain this as non-core localization/context rather than the primary kinase function.
    supported_by:
    - reference_id: PMID:19565474
      supporting_text: targets at distinct subcellular compartments
- term:
    id: GO:0005769
    label: early endosome
  evidence_type: IEA
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000117
  review:
    summary: early endosome is supported as ERK subcellular localization context but is not a core molecular activity.
    action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
    reason: PMID:19565474 supports ERK targeting to distinct subcellular compartments; retain this as non-core localization/context rather than the primary kinase function.
    supported_by:
    - reference_id: PMID:19565474
      supporting_text: targets at distinct subcellular compartments
- term:
    id: GO:0005770
    label: late endosome
  evidence_type: IEA
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000117
  review:
    summary: late endosome is supported as ERK subcellular localization context but is not a core molecular activity.
    action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
    reason: PMID:19565474 supports ERK targeting to distinct subcellular compartments; retain this as non-core localization/context rather than the primary kinase function.
    supported_by:
    - reference_id: PMID:19565474
      supporting_text: targets at distinct subcellular compartments
- term:
    id: GO:0005794
    label: Golgi apparatus
  evidence_type: IEA
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000117
  review:
    summary: Golgi apparatus is supported as ERK subcellular localization context but is not a core molecular activity.
    action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
    reason: PMID:19565474 supports ERK targeting to distinct subcellular compartments; retain this as non-core localization/context rather than the primary kinase function.
    supported_by:
    - reference_id: PMID:19565474
      supporting_text: targets at distinct subcellular compartments
- term:
    id: GO:0005856
    label: cytoskeleton
  evidence_type: IEA
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000117
  review:
    summary: cytoskeleton is supported as ERK subcellular localization context but is not a core molecular activity.
    action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
    reason: PMID:19565474 supports ERK targeting to distinct subcellular compartments; retain this as non-core localization/context rather than the primary kinase function.
    supported_by:
    - reference_id: PMID:19565474
      supporting_text: targets at distinct subcellular compartments
- term:
    id: GO:0005901
    label: caveola
  evidence_type: IEA
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000044
  review:
    summary: caveola is supported as ERK subcellular localization context but is not a core molecular activity.
    action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
    reason: PMID:19565474 supports ERK targeting to distinct subcellular compartments; retain this as non-core localization/context rather than the primary kinase function.
    supported_by:
    - reference_id: PMID:19565474
      supporting_text: targets at distinct subcellular compartments
- term:
    id: GO:0005925
    label: focal adhesion
  evidence_type: IEA
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000120
  review:
    summary: focal adhesion is supported as ERK subcellular localization context but is not a core molecular activity.
    action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
    reason: PMID:19565474 supports ERK targeting to distinct subcellular compartments; retain this as non-core localization/context rather than the primary kinase function.
    supported_by:
    - reference_id: PMID:19565474
      supporting_text: targets at distinct subcellular compartments
- term:
    id: GO:0031143
    label: pseudopodium
  evidence_type: IEA
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000117
  review:
    summary: pseudopodium lacks term-specific support in the currently available local evidence.
    action: UNDECIDED
    reason: The generic ERK context-dependence evidence does not justify retaining this
      specific annotation without direct support.
- term:
    id: GO:0032872
    label: regulation of stress-activated MAPK cascade
  evidence_type: IEA
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000117
  review:
    summary: regulation of stress-activated MAPK cascade lacks term-specific support in the currently available local evidence.
    action: UNDECIDED
    reason: The generic ERK context-dependence evidence does not justify retaining this
      specific annotation without direct support.
- term:
    id: GO:0042473
    label: outer ear morphogenesis
  evidence_type: IEA
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000117
  review:
    summary: outer ear morphogenesis lacks term-specific support in the currently available local evidence.
    action: UNDECIDED
    reason: The generic ERK context-dependence evidence does not justify retaining this
      specific annotation without direct support.
- term:
    id: GO:0043330
    label: response to exogenous dsRNA
  evidence_type: IEA
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000117
  review:
    summary: response to exogenous dsRNA lacks term-specific support in the currently available local evidence.
    action: UNDECIDED
    reason: The generic ERK context-dependence evidence does not justify retaining this
      specific annotation without direct support.
- term:
    id: GO:0051493
    label: regulation of cytoskeleton organization
  evidence_type: IEA
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000117
  review:
    summary: regulation of cytoskeleton organization lacks term-specific support in the currently available local evidence.
    action: UNDECIDED
    reason: The generic ERK context-dependence evidence does not justify retaining this
      specific annotation without direct support.
- term:
    id: GO:0060020
    label: Bergmann glial cell differentiation
  evidence_type: IEA
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000117
  review:
    summary: Bergmann glial cell differentiation lacks term-specific support in the currently available local evidence.
    action: UNDECIDED
    reason: The generic ERK context-dependence evidence does not justify retaining this
      specific annotation without direct support.
- term:
    id: GO:0061308
    label: cardiac neural crest cell development involved in heart development
  evidence_type: IEA
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000117
  review:
    summary: cardiac neural crest cell development involved in heart development lacks term-specific support in the currently available local evidence.
    action: UNDECIDED
    reason: The generic ERK context-dependence evidence does not justify retaining this
      specific annotation without direct support.
- term:
    id: GO:0071356
    label: cellular response to tumor necrosis factor
  evidence_type: IEA
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000117
  review:
    summary: cellular response to tumor necrosis factor lacks term-specific support in the currently available local evidence.
    action: UNDECIDED
    reason: The generic ERK context-dependence evidence does not justify retaining this
      specific annotation without direct support.
- term:
    id: GO:0072584
    label: caveolin-mediated endocytosis
  evidence_type: IEA
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000117
  review:
    summary: caveolin-mediated endocytosis lacks term-specific support in the currently available local evidence.
    action: UNDECIDED
    reason: The generic ERK context-dependence evidence does not justify retaining this
      specific annotation without direct support.
- term:
    id: GO:0090170
    label: regulation of Golgi inheritance
  evidence_type: IEA
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000117
  review:
    summary: regulation of Golgi inheritance lacks term-specific support in the currently available local evidence.
    action: UNDECIDED
    reason: The generic ERK context-dependence evidence does not justify retaining this
      specific annotation without direct support.
- term:
    id: GO:0106310
    label: protein serine kinase activity
  evidence_type: IEA
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000116
  review:
    summary: protein serine kinase activity is less specific than ERK MAP kinase activity.
    action: MODIFY
    reason: MAPK1/MAPK3 are ERK-family MAP kinases with proline-directed serine/threonine
      protein kinase activity.
    supported_by:
    - reference_id: file:mouse/Mapk3/Mapk3-deep-research-falcon.md
      supporting_text: ERK1/2 are **proline-directed Ser/Thr protein kinases**, with strong
        preference for **PX(S/T)P** motifs
    proposed_replacement_terms:
    - *id002
- term:
    id: GO:2000641
    label: regulation of early endosome to late endosome transport
  evidence_type: IEA
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000117
  review:
    summary: regulation of early endosome to late endosome transport lacks term-specific support in the currently available local evidence.
    action: UNDECIDED
    reason: The generic ERK context-dependence evidence does not justify retaining this
      specific annotation without direct support.
- term:
    id: GO:0005515
    label: protein binding
  evidence_type: IPI
  original_reference_id: PMID:22307056
  review:
    summary: protein binding records a physical association but is too generic to describe
      the gene product function.
    action: MARK_AS_OVER_ANNOTATED
    reason: The evidence supports regulated signaling-complex assembly, not a meaningful standalone
      protein binding function; more informative molecular and pathway terms capture the biology.
    supported_by:
    - reference_id: file:mouse/Mapk3/Mapk3-deep-research-falcon.md
      supporting_text: ERK1/2 function as the final kinases in the RAS-RAF-MEK-ERK cascade
- term:
    id: GO:0000165
    label: MAPK cascade
  evidence_type: IEA
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000107
  review:
    summary: MAPK cascade is a broad parent for ERK1/2 signaling.
    action: MODIFY
    reason: The more specific biological process for these ERK proteins is the ERK1 and ERK2
      cascade.
    supported_by:
    - reference_id: file:mouse/Mapk3/Mapk3-deep-research-falcon.md
      supporting_text: ERK1/2 function as the final kinases in the RAS-RAF-MEK-ERK cascade
    proposed_replacement_terms:
    - *id001
- term:
    id: GO:0002841
    label: negative regulation of T cell mediated immune response to tumor cell
  evidence_type: IEA
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000107
  review:
    summary: negative regulation of T cell mediated immune response to tumor cell lacks term-specific support in the currently available local evidence.
    action: UNDECIDED
    reason: The generic ERK context-dependence evidence does not justify retaining this
      specific annotation without direct support.
- term:
    id: GO:0004674
    label: protein serine/threonine kinase activity
  evidence_type: IEA
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000107
  review:
    summary: protein serine/threonine kinase activity is consistent with core ERK MAP kinase
      activity, phosphorylation, cascade function, or localization.
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: This term directly captures ERK catalytic activity, ERK cascade participation,
      protein phosphorylation, or canonical nucleo-cytoplasmic localization.
    supported_by:
    - reference_id: file:mouse/Mapk3/Mapk3-deep-research-falcon.md
      supporting_text: ERK1/2 are **proline-directed Ser/Thr protein kinases**, with strong
        preference for **PX(S/T)P** motifs
- term:
    id: GO:0005635
    label: nuclear envelope
  evidence_type: IEA
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000107
  review:
    summary: nuclear envelope lacks term-specific support in the currently available local evidence.
    action: UNDECIDED
    reason: The generic ERK context-dependence evidence does not justify retaining this
      specific annotation without direct support.
- term:
    id: GO:0005654
    label: nucleoplasm
  evidence_type: IEA
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000120
  review:
    summary: nucleoplasm is consistent with core ERK MAP kinase activity, phosphorylation,
      cascade function, or localization.
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: This term directly captures ERK catalytic activity, ERK cascade participation,
      protein phosphorylation, or canonical nucleo-cytoplasmic localization.
    supported_by:
    - reference_id: file:mouse/Mapk3/Mapk3-deep-research-falcon.md
      supporting_text: ERK1/2 are described as present in **cytoplasmic, nuclear, and membrane-associated**
        pools.
- term:
    id: GO:0007173
    label: epidermal growth factor receptor signaling pathway
  evidence_type: IEA
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000107
  review:
    summary: epidermal growth factor receptor signaling pathway lacks term-specific support in the currently available local evidence.
    action: UNDECIDED
    reason: The generic ERK context-dependence evidence does not justify retaining this
      specific annotation without direct support.
- term:
    id: GO:0019902
    label: phosphatase binding
  evidence_type: IEA
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000107
  review:
    summary: phosphatase binding lacks term-specific support in the currently available local evidence.
    action: UNDECIDED
    reason: The generic ERK context-dependence evidence does not justify retaining this
      specific annotation without direct support.
- term:
    id: GO:0030509
    label: BMP signaling pathway
  evidence_type: IEA
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000107
  review:
    summary: BMP signaling pathway lacks term-specific support in the currently available local evidence.
    action: UNDECIDED
    reason: The generic ERK context-dependence evidence does not justify retaining this
      specific annotation without direct support.
- term:
    id: GO:0034198
    label: cellular response to amino acid starvation
  evidence_type: IEA
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000107
  review:
    summary: cellular response to amino acid starvation lacks term-specific support in the currently available local evidence.
    action: UNDECIDED
    reason: The generic ERK context-dependence evidence does not justify retaining this
      specific annotation without direct support.
- term:
    id: GO:0042770
    label: signal transduction in response to DNA damage
  evidence_type: IEA
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000107
  review:
    summary: signal transduction in response to DNA damage lacks term-specific support in the currently available local evidence.
    action: UNDECIDED
    reason: The generic ERK context-dependence evidence does not justify retaining this
      specific annotation without direct support.
- term:
    id: GO:0042802
    label: identical protein binding
  evidence_type: IEA
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000107
  review:
    summary: ERK dimerization is directly supported by PMID:26267534, but identical protein binding is a secondary signaling-state property rather than the core ERK1 kinase function.
    action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
    reason: Retain as supported non-core biology; the core molecular function remains ERK MAP kinase activity and protein phosphorylation.
    supported_by:
    - reference_id: PMID:26267534
      supporting_text: Upon activation, ERK dimerize, which is essential for ERK extranuclear,
        but not for nuclear, signaling
- term:
    id: GO:0045944
    label: positive regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II
  evidence_type: IEA
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000107
  review:
    summary: positive regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II lacks term-specific support in the currently available local evidence.
    action: UNDECIDED
    reason: The generic ERK context-dependence evidence does not justify retaining this
      specific annotation without direct support.
- term:
    id: GO:0051403
    label: stress-activated MAPK cascade
  evidence_type: IEA
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000107
  review:
    summary: stress-activated MAPK cascade lacks term-specific support in the currently available local evidence.
    action: UNDECIDED
    reason: The generic ERK context-dependence evidence does not justify retaining this
      specific annotation without direct support.
- term:
    id: GO:0061514
    label: interleukin-34-mediated signaling pathway
  evidence_type: IEA
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000107
  review:
    summary: interleukin-34-mediated signaling pathway lacks term-specific support in the currently available local evidence.
    action: UNDECIDED
    reason: The generic ERK context-dependence evidence does not justify retaining this
      specific annotation without direct support.
- term:
    id: GO:0070374
    label: positive regulation of ERK1 and ERK2 cascade
  evidence_type: IEA
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000107
  review:
    summary: positive regulation of ERK1 and ERK2 cascade lacks term-specific support in the currently available local evidence.
    action: UNDECIDED
    reason: The generic ERK context-dependence evidence does not justify retaining this
      specific annotation without direct support.
- term:
    id: GO:0070498
    label: interleukin-1-mediated signaling pathway
  evidence_type: IEA
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000107
  review:
    summary: interleukin-1-mediated signaling pathway lacks term-specific support in the currently available local evidence.
    action: UNDECIDED
    reason: The generic ERK context-dependence evidence does not justify retaining this
      specific annotation without direct support.
- term:
    id: GO:0070849
    label: response to epidermal growth factor
  evidence_type: IEA
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000107
  review:
    summary: response to epidermal growth factor lacks term-specific support in the currently available local evidence.
    action: UNDECIDED
    reason: The generic ERK context-dependence evidence does not justify retaining this
      specific annotation without direct support.
- term:
    id: GO:0071260
    label: cellular response to mechanical stimulus
  evidence_type: IEA
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000107
  review:
    summary: cellular response to mechanical stimulus lacks term-specific support in the currently available local evidence.
    action: UNDECIDED
    reason: The generic ERK context-dependence evidence does not justify retaining this
      specific annotation without direct support.
- term:
    id: GO:0140297
    label: DNA-binding transcription factor binding
  evidence_type: IEA
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000107
  review:
    summary: DNA-binding transcription factor binding lacks term-specific support in the currently available local evidence.
    action: UNDECIDED
    reason: The generic ERK context-dependence evidence does not justify retaining this
      specific annotation without direct support.
- term:
    id: GO:0150078
    label: positive regulation of neuroinflammatory response
  evidence_type: IEA
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000120
  review:
    summary: positive regulation of neuroinflammatory response lacks term-specific support in the currently available local evidence.
    action: UNDECIDED
    reason: The generic ERK context-dependence evidence does not justify retaining this
      specific annotation without direct support.
- term:
    id: GO:1904262
    label: negative regulation of TORC1 signaling
  evidence_type: IEA
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000107
  review:
    summary: negative regulation of TORC1 signaling lacks term-specific support in the currently available local evidence.
    action: UNDECIDED
    reason: The generic ERK context-dependence evidence does not justify retaining this
      specific annotation without direct support.
- term:
    id: GO:0032991
    label: protein-containing complex
  evidence_type: ISO
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000096
  review:
    summary: protein-containing complex lacks term-specific support in the currently available local evidence.
    action: UNDECIDED
    reason: The generic ERK context-dependence evidence does not justify retaining this
      specific annotation without direct support.
- term:
    id: GO:0106310
    label: protein serine kinase activity
  evidence_type: ISS
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000024
  review:
    summary: protein serine kinase activity is less specific than ERK MAP kinase activity.
    action: MODIFY
    reason: MAPK1/MAPK3 are ERK-family MAP kinases with proline-directed serine/threonine
      protein kinase activity.
    supported_by:
    - reference_id: file:mouse/Mapk3/Mapk3-deep-research-falcon.md
      supporting_text: ERK1/2 are **proline-directed Ser/Thr protein kinases**, with strong
        preference for **PX(S/T)P** motifs
    proposed_replacement_terms:
    - *id002
- term:
    id: GO:0004674
    label: protein serine/threonine kinase activity
  evidence_type: TAS
  original_reference_id: Reactome:R-MMU-198706
  review:
    summary: protein serine/threonine kinase activity is consistent with core ERK MAP kinase
      activity, phosphorylation, cascade function, or localization.
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: This term directly captures ERK catalytic activity, ERK cascade participation,
      protein phosphorylation, or canonical nucleo-cytoplasmic localization.
    supported_by:
    - reference_id: file:mouse/Mapk3/Mapk3-deep-research-falcon.md
      supporting_text: ERK1/2 are **proline-directed Ser/Thr protein kinases**, with strong
        preference for **PX(S/T)P** motifs
- term:
    id: GO:0006468
    label: protein phosphorylation
  evidence_type: ISO
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000096
  review:
    summary: protein phosphorylation is consistent with core ERK MAP kinase activity, phosphorylation,
      cascade function, or localization.
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: This term directly captures ERK catalytic activity, ERK cascade participation,
      protein phosphorylation, or canonical nucleo-cytoplasmic localization.
    supported_by:
    - reference_id: file:mouse/Mapk3/Mapk3-deep-research-falcon.md
      supporting_text: ERK1/2 are **proline-directed Ser/Thr protein kinases**, with strong
        preference for **PX(S/T)P** motifs
- term:
    id: GO:0006468
    label: protein phosphorylation
  evidence_type: ISO
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000119
  review:
    summary: protein phosphorylation is consistent with core ERK MAP kinase activity, phosphorylation,
      cascade function, or localization.
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: This term directly captures ERK catalytic activity, ERK cascade participation,
      protein phosphorylation, or canonical nucleo-cytoplasmic localization.
    supported_by:
    - reference_id: file:mouse/Mapk3/Mapk3-deep-research-falcon.md
      supporting_text: ERK1/2 are **proline-directed Ser/Thr protein kinases**, with strong
        preference for **PX(S/T)P** motifs
- term:
    id: GO:0016310
    label: phosphorylation
  evidence_type: ISO
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000119
  review:
    summary: Phosphorylation is too broad for an ERK kinase annotation.
    action: MODIFY
    reason: The relevant process is protein phosphorylation catalyzed by ERK MAP kinase activity.
    supported_by:
    - reference_id: file:mouse/Mapk3/Mapk3-deep-research-falcon.md
      supporting_text: ERK1/2 are **proline-directed Ser/Thr protein kinases**, with strong
        preference for **PX(S/T)P** motifs
    proposed_replacement_terms:
    - &id003
      id: GO:0006468
      label: protein phosphorylation
- term:
    id: GO:0018105
    label: peptidyl-serine phosphorylation
  evidence_type: ISO
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000096
  review:
    summary: peptidyl-serine phosphorylation is consistent with core ERK MAP kinase activity,
      phosphorylation, cascade function, or localization.
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: This term directly captures ERK catalytic activity, ERK cascade participation,
      protein phosphorylation, or canonical nucleo-cytoplasmic localization.
    supported_by:
    - reference_id: file:mouse/Mapk3/Mapk3-deep-research-falcon.md
      supporting_text: ERK1/2 are **proline-directed Ser/Thr protein kinases**, with strong
        preference for **PX(S/T)P** motifs
- term:
    id: GO:0031281
    label: positive regulation of cyclase activity
  evidence_type: ISO
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000119
  review:
    summary: positive regulation of cyclase activity lacks term-specific support in the currently available local evidence.
    action: UNDECIDED
    reason: The generic ERK context-dependence evidence does not justify retaining this
      specific annotation without direct support.
- term:
    id: GO:0038083
    label: peptidyl-tyrosine autophosphorylation
  evidence_type: ISO
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000119
  review:
    summary: peptidyl-tyrosine autophosphorylation is not a defensible core ERK annotation.
    action: MARK_AS_OVER_ANNOTATED
    reason: The Falcon synthesis supports ERK as a proline-directed protein kinase in MAPK
      signaling; this term is too indirect, too broad, or mechanistically mismatched for the
      gene product.
    supported_by:
    - reference_id: file:mouse/Mapk3/Mapk3-deep-research-falcon.md
      supporting_text: ERK1/2 are **proline-directed Ser/Thr protein kinases**, with strong
        preference for **PX(S/T)P** motifs
- term:
    id: GO:0097542
    label: ciliary tip
  evidence_type: ISO
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000119
  review:
    summary: ciliary tip lacks term-specific support in the currently available local evidence.
    action: UNDECIDED
    reason: The generic ERK context-dependence evidence does not justify retaining this
      specific annotation without direct support.
- term:
    id: GO:0000045
    label: autophagosome assembly
  evidence_type: ISO
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000119
  review:
    summary: autophagosome assembly lacks term-specific support in the currently available local evidence.
    action: UNDECIDED
    reason: The generic ERK context-dependence evidence does not justify retaining this
      specific annotation without direct support.
- term:
    id: GO:0000165
    label: MAPK cascade
  evidence_type: ISO
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000096
  review:
    summary: MAPK cascade is a broad parent for ERK1/2 signaling.
    action: MODIFY
    reason: The more specific biological process for these ERK proteins is the ERK1 and ERK2
      cascade.
    supported_by:
    - reference_id: file:mouse/Mapk3/Mapk3-deep-research-falcon.md
      supporting_text: ERK1/2 function as the final kinases in the RAS-RAF-MEK-ERK cascade
    proposed_replacement_terms:
    - *id001
- term:
    id: GO:0000165
    label: MAPK cascade
  evidence_type: ISO
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000119
  review:
    summary: MAPK cascade is a broad parent for ERK1/2 signaling.
    action: MODIFY
    reason: The more specific biological process for these ERK proteins is the ERK1 and ERK2
      cascade.
    supported_by:
    - reference_id: file:mouse/Mapk3/Mapk3-deep-research-falcon.md
      supporting_text: ERK1/2 function as the final kinases in the RAS-RAF-MEK-ERK cascade
    proposed_replacement_terms:
    - *id001
- term:
    id: GO:0002841
    label: negative regulation of T cell mediated immune response to tumor cell
  evidence_type: ISO
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000119
  review:
    summary: negative regulation of T cell mediated immune response to tumor cell lacks term-specific support in the currently available local evidence.
    action: UNDECIDED
    reason: The generic ERK context-dependence evidence does not justify retaining this
      specific annotation without direct support.
- term:
    id: GO:0004674
    label: protein serine/threonine kinase activity
  evidence_type: ISO
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000119
  review:
    summary: protein serine/threonine kinase activity is consistent with core ERK MAP kinase
      activity, phosphorylation, cascade function, or localization.
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: This term directly captures ERK catalytic activity, ERK cascade participation,
      protein phosphorylation, or canonical nucleo-cytoplasmic localization.
    supported_by:
    - reference_id: file:mouse/Mapk3/Mapk3-deep-research-falcon.md
      supporting_text: ERK1/2 are **proline-directed Ser/Thr protein kinases**, with strong
        preference for **PX(S/T)P** motifs
- term:
    id: GO:0004707
    label: MAP kinase activity
  evidence_type: ISO
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000096
  review:
    summary: MAP kinase activity is consistent with core ERK MAP kinase activity, phosphorylation,
      cascade function, or localization.
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: This term directly captures ERK catalytic activity, ERK cascade participation,
      protein phosphorylation, or canonical nucleo-cytoplasmic localization.
    supported_by:
    - reference_id: file:mouse/Mapk3/Mapk3-deep-research-falcon.md
      supporting_text: ERK1/2 are **proline-directed Ser/Thr protein kinases**, with strong
        preference for **PX(S/T)P** motifs
- term:
    id: GO:0004707
    label: MAP kinase activity
  evidence_type: ISO
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000119
  review:
    summary: MAP kinase activity is consistent with core ERK MAP kinase activity, phosphorylation,
      cascade function, or localization.
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: This term directly captures ERK catalytic activity, ERK cascade participation,
      protein phosphorylation, or canonical nucleo-cytoplasmic localization.
    supported_by:
    - reference_id: file:mouse/Mapk3/Mapk3-deep-research-falcon.md
      supporting_text: ERK1/2 are **proline-directed Ser/Thr protein kinases**, with strong
        preference for **PX(S/T)P** motifs
- term:
    id: GO:0005524
    label: ATP binding
  evidence_type: ISO
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000096
  review:
    summary: ATP binding is consistent with core ERK MAP kinase activity, phosphorylation,
      cascade function, or localization.
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: This term directly captures ERK catalytic activity, ERK cascade participation,
      protein phosphorylation, or canonical nucleo-cytoplasmic localization.
    supported_by:
    - reference_id: file:mouse/Mapk3/Mapk3-deep-research-falcon.md
      supporting_text: ERK1/2 are **proline-directed Ser/Thr protein kinases**, with strong
        preference for **PX(S/T)P** motifs
- term:
    id: GO:0005635
    label: nuclear envelope
  evidence_type: ISO
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000119
  review:
    summary: nuclear envelope lacks term-specific support in the currently available local evidence.
    action: UNDECIDED
    reason: The generic ERK context-dependence evidence does not justify retaining this
      specific annotation without direct support.
- term:
    id: GO:0005654
    label: nucleoplasm
  evidence_type: ISO
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000096
  review:
    summary: nucleoplasm is consistent with core ERK MAP kinase activity, phosphorylation,
      cascade function, or localization.
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: This term directly captures ERK catalytic activity, ERK cascade participation,
      protein phosphorylation, or canonical nucleo-cytoplasmic localization.
    supported_by:
    - reference_id: file:mouse/Mapk3/Mapk3-deep-research-falcon.md
      supporting_text: ERK1/2 are described as present in **cytoplasmic, nuclear, and membrane-associated**
        pools.
- term:
    id: GO:0005654
    label: nucleoplasm
  evidence_type: ISO
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000119
  review:
    summary: nucleoplasm is consistent with core ERK MAP kinase activity, phosphorylation,
      cascade function, or localization.
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: This term directly captures ERK catalytic activity, ERK cascade participation,
      protein phosphorylation, or canonical nucleo-cytoplasmic localization.
    supported_by:
    - reference_id: file:mouse/Mapk3/Mapk3-deep-research-falcon.md
      supporting_text: ERK1/2 are described as present in **cytoplasmic, nuclear, and membrane-associated**
        pools.
- term:
    id: GO:0005737
    label: cytoplasm
  evidence_type: ISO
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000119
  review:
    summary: cytoplasm is consistent with core ERK MAP kinase activity, phosphorylation, cascade
      function, or localization.
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: This term directly captures ERK catalytic activity, ERK cascade participation,
      protein phosphorylation, or canonical nucleo-cytoplasmic localization.
    supported_by:
    - reference_id: file:mouse/Mapk3/Mapk3-deep-research-falcon.md
      supporting_text: ERK1/2 are described as present in **cytoplasmic, nuclear, and membrane-associated**
        pools.
- term:
    id: GO:0005737
    label: cytoplasm
  evidence_type: ISO
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000096
  review:
    summary: cytoplasm is consistent with core ERK MAP kinase activity, phosphorylation, cascade
      function, or localization.
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: This term directly captures ERK catalytic activity, ERK cascade participation,
      protein phosphorylation, or canonical nucleo-cytoplasmic localization.
    supported_by:
    - reference_id: file:mouse/Mapk3/Mapk3-deep-research-falcon.md
      supporting_text: ERK1/2 are described as present in **cytoplasmic, nuclear, and membrane-associated**
        pools.
- term:
    id: GO:0005886
    label: plasma membrane
  evidence_type: ISO
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000096
  review:
    summary: plasma membrane lacks term-specific support in the currently available local evidence.
    action: UNDECIDED
    reason: The generic ERK context-dependence evidence does not justify retaining this
      specific annotation without direct support.
- term:
    id: GO:0005901
    label: caveola
  evidence_type: ISO
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000096
  review:
    summary: caveola lacks term-specific support in the currently available local evidence.
    action: UNDECIDED
    reason: The generic ERK context-dependence evidence does not justify retaining this
      specific annotation without direct support.
- term:
    id: GO:0005929
    label: cilium
  evidence_type: ISO
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000119
  review:
    summary: cilium lacks term-specific support in the currently available local evidence.
    action: UNDECIDED
    reason: The generic ERK context-dependence evidence does not justify retaining this
      specific annotation without direct support.
- term:
    id: GO:0007173
    label: epidermal growth factor receptor signaling pathway
  evidence_type: ISO
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000119
  review:
    summary: epidermal growth factor receptor signaling pathway lacks term-specific support in the currently available local evidence.
    action: UNDECIDED
    reason: The generic ERK context-dependence evidence does not justify retaining this
      specific annotation without direct support.
- term:
    id: GO:0009636
    label: response to toxic substance
  evidence_type: ISO
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000096
  review:
    summary: response to toxic substance lacks term-specific support in the currently available local evidence.
    action: UNDECIDED
    reason: The generic ERK context-dependence evidence does not justify retaining this
      specific annotation without direct support.
- term:
    id: GO:0010507
    label: negative regulation of autophagy
  evidence_type: ISO
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000119
  review:
    summary: negative regulation of autophagy lacks term-specific support in the currently available local evidence.
    action: UNDECIDED
    reason: The generic ERK context-dependence evidence does not justify retaining this
      specific annotation without direct support.
- term:
    id: GO:0010508
    label: positive regulation of autophagy
  evidence_type: ISO
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000119
  review:
    summary: positive regulation of autophagy lacks term-specific support in the currently available local evidence.
    action: UNDECIDED
    reason: The generic ERK context-dependence evidence does not justify retaining this
      specific annotation without direct support.
- term:
    id: GO:0010759
    label: positive regulation of macrophage chemotaxis
  evidence_type: ISO
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000119
  review:
    summary: positive regulation of macrophage chemotaxis lacks term-specific support in the currently available local evidence.
    action: UNDECIDED
    reason: The generic ERK context-dependence evidence does not justify retaining this
      specific annotation without direct support.
- term:
    id: GO:0015630
    label: microtubule cytoskeleton
  evidence_type: ISO
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000119
  review:
    summary: microtubule cytoskeleton lacks term-specific support in the currently available local evidence.
    action: UNDECIDED
    reason: The generic ERK context-dependence evidence does not justify retaining this
      specific annotation without direct support.
- term:
    id: GO:0019902
    label: phosphatase binding
  evidence_type: ISO
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000119
  review:
    summary: phosphatase binding lacks term-specific support in the currently available local evidence.
    action: UNDECIDED
    reason: The generic ERK context-dependence evidence does not justify retaining this
      specific annotation without direct support.
- term:
    id: GO:0030509
    label: BMP signaling pathway
  evidence_type: ISO
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000119
  review:
    summary: BMP signaling pathway lacks term-specific support in the currently available local evidence.
    action: UNDECIDED
    reason: The generic ERK context-dependence evidence does not justify retaining this
      specific annotation without direct support.
- term:
    id: GO:0031669
    label: cellular response to nutrient levels
  evidence_type: ISO
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000119
  review:
    summary: cellular response to nutrient levels lacks term-specific support in the currently available local evidence.
    action: UNDECIDED
    reason: The generic ERK context-dependence evidence does not justify retaining this
      specific annotation without direct support.
- term:
    id: GO:0032206
    label: positive regulation of telomere maintenance
  evidence_type: ISO
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000119
  review:
    summary: positive regulation of telomere maintenance lacks term-specific support in the currently available local evidence.
    action: UNDECIDED
    reason: The generic ERK context-dependence evidence does not justify retaining this
      specific annotation without direct support.
- term:
    id: GO:0032435
    label: negative regulation of proteasomal ubiquitin-dependent protein catabolic process
  evidence_type: ISO
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000119
  review:
    summary: negative regulation of proteasomal ubiquitin-dependent protein catabolic process lacks term-specific support in the currently available local evidence.
    action: UNDECIDED
    reason: The generic ERK context-dependence evidence does not justify retaining this
      specific annotation without direct support.
- term:
    id: GO:0034198
    label: cellular response to amino acid starvation
  evidence_type: ISO
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000119
  review:
    summary: cellular response to amino acid starvation lacks term-specific support in the currently available local evidence.
    action: UNDECIDED
    reason: The generic ERK context-dependence evidence does not justify retaining this
      specific annotation without direct support.
- term:
    id: GO:0035556
    label: intracellular signal transduction
  evidence_type: ISO
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000096
  review:
    summary: intracellular signal transduction is a broad parent for ERK1/2 signaling.
    action: MODIFY
    reason: The more specific biological process for these ERK proteins is the ERK1 and ERK2
      cascade.
    supported_by:
    - reference_id: file:mouse/Mapk3/Mapk3-deep-research-falcon.md
      supporting_text: ERK1/2 function as the final kinases in the RAS-RAF-MEK-ERK cascade
    proposed_replacement_terms:
    - *id001
- term:
    id: GO:0036064
    label: ciliary basal body
  evidence_type: ISO
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000119
  review:
    summary: ciliary basal body lacks term-specific support in the currently available local evidence.
    action: UNDECIDED
    reason: The generic ERK context-dependence evidence does not justify retaining this
      specific annotation without direct support.
- term:
    id: GO:0038202
    label: TORC1 signaling
  evidence_type: ISO
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000119
  review:
    summary: TORC1 signaling lacks term-specific support in the currently available local evidence.
    action: UNDECIDED
    reason: The generic ERK context-dependence evidence does not justify retaining this
      specific annotation without direct support.
- term:
    id: GO:0042770
    label: signal transduction in response to DNA damage
  evidence_type: ISO
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000119
  review:
    summary: signal transduction in response to DNA damage lacks term-specific support in the currently available local evidence.
    action: UNDECIDED
    reason: The generic ERK context-dependence evidence does not justify retaining this
      specific annotation without direct support.
- term:
    id: GO:0042802
    label: identical protein binding
  evidence_type: ISO
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000119
  review:
    summary: ERK dimerization is directly supported by PMID:26267534, but identical protein binding is a secondary signaling-state property rather than the core ERK1 kinase function.
    action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
    reason: Retain as supported non-core biology; the core molecular function remains ERK MAP kinase activity and protein phosphorylation.
    supported_by:
    - reference_id: PMID:26267534
      supporting_text: Upon activation, ERK dimerize, which is essential for ERK extranuclear,
        but not for nuclear, signaling
- term:
    id: GO:0045727
    label: positive regulation of translation
  evidence_type: ISO
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000096
  review:
    summary: positive regulation of translation lacks term-specific support in the currently available local evidence.
    action: UNDECIDED
    reason: The generic ERK context-dependence evidence does not justify retaining this
      specific annotation without direct support.
- term:
    id: GO:0045944
    label: positive regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II
  evidence_type: ISO
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000119
  review:
    summary: positive regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II lacks term-specific support in the currently available local evidence.
    action: UNDECIDED
    reason: The generic ERK context-dependence evidence does not justify retaining this
      specific annotation without direct support.
- term:
    id: GO:0046697
    label: decidualization
  evidence_type: ISO
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000096
  review:
    summary: decidualization lacks term-specific support in the currently available local evidence.
    action: UNDECIDED
    reason: The generic ERK context-dependence evidence does not justify retaining this
      specific annotation without direct support.
- term:
    id: GO:0050821
    label: protein stabilization
  evidence_type: ISO
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000119
  review:
    summary: protein stabilization lacks term-specific support in the currently available local evidence.
    action: UNDECIDED
    reason: The generic ERK context-dependence evidence does not justify retaining this
      specific annotation without direct support.
- term:
    id: GO:0050868
    label: negative regulation of T cell activation
  evidence_type: ISO
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000119
  review:
    summary: negative regulation of T cell activation lacks term-specific support in the currently available local evidence.
    action: UNDECIDED
    reason: The generic ERK context-dependence evidence does not justify retaining this
      specific annotation without direct support.
- term:
    id: GO:0051403
    label: stress-activated MAPK cascade
  evidence_type: ISO
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000119
  review:
    summary: stress-activated MAPK cascade lacks term-specific support in the currently available local evidence.
    action: UNDECIDED
    reason: The generic ERK context-dependence evidence does not justify retaining this
      specific annotation without direct support.
- term:
    id: GO:0061514
    label: interleukin-34-mediated signaling pathway
  evidence_type: ISO
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000119
  review:
    summary: interleukin-34-mediated signaling pathway lacks term-specific support in the currently available local evidence.
    action: UNDECIDED
    reason: The generic ERK context-dependence evidence does not justify retaining this
      specific annotation without direct support.
- term:
    id: GO:0065003
    label: protein-containing complex assembly
  evidence_type: ISO
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000096
  review:
    summary: protein-containing complex assembly lacks term-specific support in the currently available local evidence.
    action: UNDECIDED
    reason: The generic ERK context-dependence evidence does not justify retaining this
      specific annotation without direct support.
- term:
    id: GO:0070374
    label: positive regulation of ERK1 and ERK2 cascade
  evidence_type: ISO
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000119
  review:
    summary: positive regulation of ERK1 and ERK2 cascade lacks term-specific support in the currently available local evidence.
    action: UNDECIDED
    reason: The generic ERK context-dependence evidence does not justify retaining this
      specific annotation without direct support.
- term:
    id: GO:0070498
    label: interleukin-1-mediated signaling pathway
  evidence_type: ISO
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000119
  review:
    summary: interleukin-1-mediated signaling pathway lacks term-specific support in the currently available local evidence.
    action: UNDECIDED
    reason: The generic ERK context-dependence evidence does not justify retaining this
      specific annotation without direct support.
- term:
    id: GO:0070849
    label: response to epidermal growth factor
  evidence_type: ISO
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000119
  review:
    summary: response to epidermal growth factor lacks term-specific support in the currently available local evidence.
    action: UNDECIDED
    reason: The generic ERK context-dependence evidence does not justify retaining this
      specific annotation without direct support.
- term:
    id: GO:0097110
    label: scaffold protein binding
  evidence_type: ISO
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000096
  review:
    summary: scaffold protein binding lacks term-specific support in the currently available local evidence.
    action: UNDECIDED
    reason: The generic ERK context-dependence evidence does not justify retaining this
      specific annotation without direct support.
- term:
    id: GO:0097237
    label: cellular response to toxic substance
  evidence_type: ISO
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000096
  review:
    summary: cellular response to toxic substance lacks term-specific support in the currently available local evidence.
    action: UNDECIDED
    reason: The generic ERK context-dependence evidence does not justify retaining this
      specific annotation without direct support.
- term:
    id: GO:0120041
    label: positive regulation of macrophage proliferation
  evidence_type: ISO
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000119
  review:
    summary: positive regulation of macrophage proliferation lacks term-specific support in the currently available local evidence.
    action: UNDECIDED
    reason: The generic ERK context-dependence evidence does not justify retaining this
      specific annotation without direct support.
- term:
    id: GO:0140297
    label: DNA-binding transcription factor binding
  evidence_type: ISO
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000119
  review:
    summary: DNA-binding transcription factor binding lacks term-specific support in the currently available local evidence.
    action: UNDECIDED
    reason: The generic ERK context-dependence evidence does not justify retaining this
      specific annotation without direct support.
- term:
    id: GO:0150078
    label: positive regulation of neuroinflammatory response
  evidence_type: ISO
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000119
  review:
    summary: positive regulation of neuroinflammatory response lacks term-specific support in the currently available local evidence.
    action: UNDECIDED
    reason: The generic ERK context-dependence evidence does not justify retaining this
      specific annotation without direct support.
- term:
    id: GO:1904262
    label: negative regulation of TORC1 signaling
  evidence_type: ISO
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000119
  review:
    summary: negative regulation of TORC1 signaling lacks term-specific support in the currently available local evidence.
    action: UNDECIDED
    reason: The generic ERK context-dependence evidence does not justify retaining this
      specific annotation without direct support.
- term:
    id: GO:0150078
    label: positive regulation of neuroinflammatory response
  evidence_type: IDA
  original_reference_id: PMID:31898284
  review:
    summary: positive regulation of neuroinflammatory response lacks term-specific support in the currently available local evidence.
    action: UNDECIDED
    reason: The generic ERK context-dependence evidence does not justify retaining this
      specific annotation without direct support.
- term:
    id: GO:0090370
    label: negative regulation of cholesterol efflux
  evidence_type: IMP
  original_reference_id: PMID:20037141
  review:
    summary: negative regulation of cholesterol efflux lacks term-specific support in the currently available local evidence.
    action: UNDECIDED
    reason: The generic ERK context-dependence evidence does not justify retaining this
      specific annotation without direct support.
- term:
    id: GO:0050804
    label: modulation of chemical synaptic transmission
  evidence_type: IMP
  original_reference_id: PMID:12062026
  review:
    summary: modulation of chemical synaptic transmission lacks term-specific support in the currently available local evidence.
    action: UNDECIDED
    reason: The generic ERK context-dependence evidence does not justify retaining this
      specific annotation without direct support.
- term:
    id: GO:0050804
    label: modulation of chemical synaptic transmission
  evidence_type: IDA
  original_reference_id: PMID:12062026
  review:
    summary: modulation of chemical synaptic transmission lacks term-specific support in the currently available local evidence.
    action: UNDECIDED
    reason: The generic ERK context-dependence evidence does not justify retaining this
      specific annotation without direct support.
- term:
    id: GO:0098978
    label: glutamatergic synapse
  evidence_type: IMP
  original_reference_id: PMID:12062026
  review:
    summary: glutamatergic synapse lacks term-specific support in the currently available local evidence.
    action: UNDECIDED
    reason: The generic ERK context-dependence evidence does not justify retaining this
      specific annotation without direct support.
- term:
    id: GO:0098978
    label: glutamatergic synapse
  evidence_type: IDA
  original_reference_id: PMID:12062026
  review:
    summary: glutamatergic synapse lacks term-specific support in the currently available local evidence.
    action: UNDECIDED
    reason: The generic ERK context-dependence evidence does not justify retaining this
      specific annotation without direct support.
- term:
    id: GO:0005829
    label: cytosol
  evidence_type: TAS
  original_reference_id: PMID:19565474
  review:
    summary: cytosol is consistent with core ERK MAP kinase activity, phosphorylation, cascade
      function, or localization.
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: This term directly captures ERK catalytic activity, ERK cascade participation,
      protein phosphorylation, or canonical nucleo-cytoplasmic localization.
    supported_by:
    - reference_id: file:mouse/Mapk3/Mapk3-deep-research-falcon.md
      supporting_text: ERK1/2 are described as present in **cytoplasmic, nuclear, and membrane-associated**
        pools.
- term:
    id: GO:0004707
    label: MAP kinase activity
  evidence_type: IDA
  original_reference_id: PMID:1717989
  review:
    summary: MAP kinase activity is consistent with core ERK MAP kinase activity, phosphorylation,
      cascade function, or localization.
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: This term directly captures ERK catalytic activity, ERK cascade participation,
      protein phosphorylation, or canonical nucleo-cytoplasmic localization.
    supported_by:
    - reference_id: file:mouse/Mapk3/Mapk3-deep-research-falcon.md
      supporting_text: ERK1/2 are **proline-directed Ser/Thr protein kinases**, with strong
        preference for **PX(S/T)P** motifs
- term:
    id: GO:0048009
    label: insulin-like growth factor receptor signaling pathway
  evidence_type: IDA
  original_reference_id: PMID:14997210
  review:
    summary: insulin-like growth factor receptor signaling pathway lacks term-specific support in the currently available local evidence.
    action: UNDECIDED
    reason: The generic ERK context-dependence evidence does not justify retaining this
      specific annotation without direct support.
- term:
    id: GO:0048009
    label: insulin-like growth factor receptor signaling pathway
  evidence_type: ISO
  original_reference_id: PMID:17348861
  review:
    summary: insulin-like growth factor receptor signaling pathway lacks term-specific support in the currently available local evidence.
    action: UNDECIDED
    reason: The generic ERK context-dependence evidence does not justify retaining this
      specific annotation without direct support.
- term:
    id: GO:0008286
    label: insulin receptor signaling pathway
  evidence_type: IDA
  original_reference_id: PMID:20889126
  review:
    summary: insulin receptor signaling pathway lacks term-specific support in the currently available local evidence.
    action: UNDECIDED
    reason: The generic ERK context-dependence evidence does not justify retaining this
      specific annotation without direct support.
- term:
    id: GO:0014044
    label: Schwann cell development
  evidence_type: IMP
  original_reference_id: PMID:10704452
  review:
    summary: Schwann cell development lacks term-specific support in the currently available local evidence.
    action: UNDECIDED
    reason: The generic ERK context-dependence evidence does not justify retaining this
      specific annotation without direct support.
- term:
    id: GO:0042552
    label: myelination
  evidence_type: IMP
  original_reference_id: PMID:10704452
  review:
    summary: myelination lacks term-specific support in the currently available local evidence.
    action: UNDECIDED
    reason: The generic ERK context-dependence evidence does not justify retaining this
      specific annotation without direct support.
- term:
    id: GO:0042552
    label: myelination
  evidence_type: IMP
  original_reference_id: PMID:18760695
  review:
    summary: myelination lacks term-specific support in the currently available local evidence.
    action: UNDECIDED
    reason: The generic ERK context-dependence evidence does not justify retaining this
      specific annotation without direct support.
- term:
    id: GO:0004674
    label: protein serine/threonine kinase activity
  evidence_type: ISO
  original_reference_id: PMID:33331896
  review:
    summary: protein serine/threonine kinase activity is consistent with core ERK MAP kinase
      activity, phosphorylation, cascade function, or localization.
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: This term directly captures ERK catalytic activity, ERK cascade participation,
      protein phosphorylation, or canonical nucleo-cytoplasmic localization.
    supported_by:
    - reference_id: file:mouse/Mapk3/Mapk3-deep-research-falcon.md
      supporting_text: ERK1/2 are **proline-directed Ser/Thr protein kinases**, with strong
        preference for **PX(S/T)P** motifs
- term:
    id: GO:0038133
    label: ERBB2-ERBB3 signaling pathway
  evidence_type: IDA
  original_reference_id: PMID:24493648
  review:
    summary: ERBB2-ERBB3 signaling pathway lacks term-specific support in the currently available local evidence.
    action: UNDECIDED
    reason: The generic ERK context-dependence evidence does not justify retaining this
      specific annotation without direct support.
- term:
    id: GO:0000165
    label: MAPK cascade
  evidence_type: IGI
  original_reference_id: PMID:21220101
  review:
    summary: MAPK cascade is a broad parent for ERK1/2 signaling.
    action: MODIFY
    reason: The more specific biological process for these ERK proteins is the ERK1 and ERK2
      cascade.
    supported_by:
    - reference_id: file:mouse/Mapk3/Mapk3-deep-research-falcon.md
      supporting_text: ERK1/2 function as the final kinases in the RAS-RAF-MEK-ERK cascade
    proposed_replacement_terms:
    - *id001
- term:
    id: GO:0005654
    label: nucleoplasm
  evidence_type: TAS
  original_reference_id: Reactome:R-MMU-198706
  review:
    summary: nucleoplasm is consistent with core ERK MAP kinase activity, phosphorylation,
      cascade function, or localization.
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: This term directly captures ERK catalytic activity, ERK cascade participation,
      protein phosphorylation, or canonical nucleo-cytoplasmic localization.
    supported_by:
    - reference_id: file:mouse/Mapk3/Mapk3-deep-research-falcon.md
      supporting_text: ERK1/2 are described as present in **cytoplasmic, nuclear, and membrane-associated**
        pools.
- term:
    id: GO:0005515
    label: protein binding
  evidence_type: IPI
  original_reference_id: PMID:14636584
  review:
    summary: protein binding records a physical association but is too generic to describe
      the gene product function.
    action: MARK_AS_OVER_ANNOTATED
    reason: The evidence supports regulated signaling-complex assembly, not a meaningful standalone
      protein binding function; more informative molecular and pathway terms capture the biology.
    supported_by:
    - reference_id: file:mouse/Mapk3/Mapk3-deep-research-falcon.md
      supporting_text: ERK1/2 function as the final kinases in the RAS-RAF-MEK-ERK cascade
- term:
    id: GO:0005515
    label: protein binding
  evidence_type: IPI
  original_reference_id: PMID:15537391
  review:
    summary: protein binding records a physical association but is too generic to describe
      the gene product function.
    action: MARK_AS_OVER_ANNOTATED
    reason: The evidence supports regulated signaling-complex assembly, not a meaningful standalone
      protein binding function; more informative molecular and pathway terms capture the biology.
    supported_by:
    - reference_id: file:mouse/Mapk3/Mapk3-deep-research-falcon.md
      supporting_text: ERK1/2 function as the final kinases in the RAS-RAF-MEK-ERK cascade
- term:
    id: GO:0071356
    label: cellular response to tumor necrosis factor
  evidence_type: IGI
  original_reference_id: PMID:24349514
  review:
    summary: cellular response to tumor necrosis factor lacks term-specific support in the currently available local evidence.
    action: UNDECIDED
    reason: The generic ERK context-dependence evidence does not justify retaining this
      specific annotation without direct support.
- term:
    id: GO:0004707
    label: MAP kinase activity
  evidence_type: IMP
  original_reference_id: PMID:26375174
  review:
    summary: MAP kinase activity is consistent with core ERK MAP kinase activity, phosphorylation,
      cascade function, or localization.
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: This term directly captures ERK catalytic activity, ERK cascade participation,
      protein phosphorylation, or canonical nucleo-cytoplasmic localization.
    supported_by:
    - reference_id: file:mouse/Mapk3/Mapk3-deep-research-falcon.md
      supporting_text: ERK1/2 are **proline-directed Ser/Thr protein kinases**, with strong
        preference for **PX(S/T)P** motifs
- term:
    id: GO:0051453
    label: regulation of intracellular pH
  evidence_type: IMP
  original_reference_id: PMID:26375174
  review:
    summary: regulation of intracellular pH lacks term-specific support in the currently available local evidence.
    action: UNDECIDED
    reason: The generic ERK context-dependence evidence does not justify retaining this
      specific annotation without direct support.
- term:
    id: GO:0005886
    label: plasma membrane
  evidence_type: ISS
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000024
  review:
    summary: plasma membrane lacks term-specific support in the currently available local evidence.
    action: UNDECIDED
    reason: The generic ERK context-dependence evidence does not justify retaining this
      specific annotation without direct support.
- term:
    id: GO:0005901
    label: caveola
  evidence_type: ISS
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000024
  review:
    summary: caveola lacks term-specific support in the currently available local evidence.
    action: UNDECIDED
    reason: The generic ERK context-dependence evidence does not justify retaining this
      specific annotation without direct support.
- term:
    id: GO:0030278
    label: regulation of ossification
  evidence_type: IGI
  original_reference_id: PMID:20053668
  review:
    summary: regulation of ossification lacks term-specific support in the currently available local evidence.
    action: UNDECIDED
    reason: The generic ERK context-dependence evidence does not justify retaining this
      specific annotation without direct support.
- term:
    id: GO:1904417
    label: positive regulation of xenophagy
  evidence_type: IGI
  original_reference_id: PMID:22033934
  review:
    summary: positive regulation of xenophagy lacks term-specific support in the currently available local evidence.
    action: UNDECIDED
    reason: The generic ERK context-dependence evidence does not justify retaining this
      specific annotation without direct support.
- term:
    id: GO:0014032
    label: neural crest cell development
  evidence_type: IGI
  original_reference_id: PMID:18952847
  review:
    summary: neural crest cell development lacks term-specific support in the currently available local evidence.
    action: UNDECIDED
    reason: The generic ERK context-dependence evidence does not justify retaining this
      specific annotation without direct support.
- term:
    id: GO:0030878
    label: thyroid gland development
  evidence_type: IGI
  original_reference_id: PMID:18952847
  review:
    summary: thyroid gland development lacks term-specific support in the currently available local evidence.
    action: UNDECIDED
    reason: The generic ERK context-dependence evidence does not justify retaining this
      specific annotation without direct support.
- term:
    id: GO:0042473
    label: outer ear morphogenesis
  evidence_type: IGI
  original_reference_id: PMID:18952847
  review:
    summary: outer ear morphogenesis lacks term-specific support in the currently available local evidence.
    action: UNDECIDED
    reason: The generic ERK context-dependence evidence does not justify retaining this
      specific annotation without direct support.
- term:
    id: GO:0048538
    label: thymus development
  evidence_type: IGI
  original_reference_id: PMID:18952847
  review:
    summary: thymus development lacks term-specific support in the currently available local evidence.
    action: UNDECIDED
    reason: The generic ERK context-dependence evidence does not justify retaining this
      specific annotation without direct support.
- term:
    id: GO:0060324
    label: face development
  evidence_type: IGI
  original_reference_id: PMID:18952847
  review:
    summary: face development lacks term-specific support in the currently available local evidence.
    action: UNDECIDED
    reason: The generic ERK context-dependence evidence does not justify retaining this
      specific annotation without direct support.
- term:
    id: GO:0061308
    label: cardiac neural crest cell development involved in heart development
  evidence_type: IGI
  original_reference_id: PMID:18952847
  review:
    summary: cardiac neural crest cell development involved in heart development lacks term-specific support in the currently available local evidence.
    action: UNDECIDED
    reason: The generic ERK context-dependence evidence does not justify retaining this
      specific annotation without direct support.
- term:
    id: GO:0060020
    label: Bergmann glial cell differentiation
  evidence_type: IGI
  original_reference_id: PMID:24431450
  review:
    summary: Bergmann glial cell differentiation lacks term-specific support in the currently available local evidence.
    action: UNDECIDED
    reason: The generic ERK context-dependence evidence does not justify retaining this
      specific annotation without direct support.
- term:
    id: GO:0070371
    label: ERK1 and ERK2 cascade
  evidence_type: IGI
  original_reference_id: PMID:19047410
  review:
    summary: ERK1 and ERK2 cascade is consistent with core ERK MAP kinase activity, phosphorylation,
      cascade function, or localization.
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: This term directly captures ERK catalytic activity, ERK cascade participation,
      protein phosphorylation, or canonical nucleo-cytoplasmic localization.
    supported_by:
    - reference_id: file:mouse/Mapk3/Mapk3-deep-research-falcon.md
      supporting_text: ERK1/2 function as the final kinases in the RAS-RAF-MEK-ERK cascade
- term:
    id: GO:0060425
    label: lung morphogenesis
  evidence_type: IGI
  original_reference_id: PMID:25100655
  review:
    summary: lung morphogenesis lacks term-specific support in the currently available local evidence.
    action: UNDECIDED
    reason: The generic ERK context-dependence evidence does not justify retaining this
      specific annotation without direct support.
- term:
    id: GO:0060440
    label: trachea formation
  evidence_type: IGI
  original_reference_id: PMID:25100655
  review:
    summary: trachea formation lacks term-specific support in the currently available local evidence.
    action: UNDECIDED
    reason: The generic ERK context-dependence evidence does not justify retaining this
      specific annotation without direct support.
- term:
    id: GO:0005829
    label: cytosol
  evidence_type: IDA
  original_reference_id: PMID:22451653
  review:
    summary: cytosol is consistent with core ERK MAP kinase activity, phosphorylation, cascade
      function, or localization.
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: This term directly captures ERK catalytic activity, ERK cascade participation,
      protein phosphorylation, or canonical nucleo-cytoplasmic localization.
    supported_by:
    - reference_id: file:mouse/Mapk3/Mapk3-deep-research-falcon.md
      supporting_text: ERK1/2 are described as present in **cytoplasmic, nuclear, and membrane-associated**
        pools.
- term:
    id: GO:0070849
    label: response to epidermal growth factor
  evidence_type: ISS
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000024
  review:
    summary: response to epidermal growth factor lacks term-specific support in the currently available local evidence.
    action: UNDECIDED
    reason: The generic ERK context-dependence evidence does not justify retaining this
      specific annotation without direct support.
- term:
    id: GO:0005634
    label: nucleus
  evidence_type: TAS
  original_reference_id: PMID:19565474
  review:
    summary: nucleus is consistent with core ERK MAP kinase activity, phosphorylation, cascade
      function, or localization.
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: This term directly captures ERK catalytic activity, ERK cascade participation,
      protein phosphorylation, or canonical nucleo-cytoplasmic localization.
    supported_by:
    - reference_id: file:mouse/Mapk3/Mapk3-deep-research-falcon.md
      supporting_text: ERK1/2 are described as present in **cytoplasmic, nuclear, and membrane-associated**
        pools.
- term:
    id: GO:0005739
    label: mitochondrion
  evidence_type: TAS
  original_reference_id: PMID:19565474
  review:
    summary: mitochondrion is supported as ERK subcellular localization context but is not a core molecular activity.
    action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
    reason: PMID:19565474 supports ERK targeting to distinct subcellular compartments; retain this as non-core localization/context rather than the primary kinase function.
    supported_by:
    - reference_id: PMID:19565474
      supporting_text: targets at distinct subcellular compartments
- term:
    id: GO:0005769
    label: early endosome
  evidence_type: TAS
  original_reference_id: PMID:19565474
  review:
    summary: early endosome is supported as ERK subcellular localization context but is not a core molecular activity.
    action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
    reason: PMID:19565474 supports ERK targeting to distinct subcellular compartments; retain this as non-core localization/context rather than the primary kinase function.
    supported_by:
    - reference_id: PMID:19565474
      supporting_text: targets at distinct subcellular compartments
- term:
    id: GO:0005770
    label: late endosome
  evidence_type: TAS
  original_reference_id: PMID:19565474
  review:
    summary: late endosome is supported as ERK subcellular localization context but is not a core molecular activity.
    action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
    reason: PMID:19565474 supports ERK targeting to distinct subcellular compartments; retain this as non-core localization/context rather than the primary kinase function.
    supported_by:
    - reference_id: PMID:19565474
      supporting_text: targets at distinct subcellular compartments
- term:
    id: GO:0005794
    label: Golgi apparatus
  evidence_type: TAS
  original_reference_id: PMID:19565474
  review:
    summary: Golgi apparatus is supported as ERK subcellular localization context but is not a core molecular activity.
    action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
    reason: PMID:19565474 supports ERK targeting to distinct subcellular compartments; retain this as non-core localization/context rather than the primary kinase function.
    supported_by:
    - reference_id: PMID:19565474
      supporting_text: targets at distinct subcellular compartments
- term:
    id: GO:0005856
    label: cytoskeleton
  evidence_type: TAS
  original_reference_id: PMID:19565474
  review:
    summary: cytoskeleton is supported as ERK subcellular localization context but is not a core molecular activity.
    action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
    reason: PMID:19565474 supports ERK targeting to distinct subcellular compartments; retain this as non-core localization/context rather than the primary kinase function.
    supported_by:
    - reference_id: PMID:19565474
      supporting_text: targets at distinct subcellular compartments
- term:
    id: GO:0005901
    label: caveola
  evidence_type: TAS
  original_reference_id: PMID:19565474
  review:
    summary: caveola is supported as ERK subcellular localization context but is not a core molecular activity.
    action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
    reason: PMID:19565474 supports ERK targeting to distinct subcellular compartments; retain this as non-core localization/context rather than the primary kinase function.
    supported_by:
    - reference_id: PMID:19565474
      supporting_text: targets at distinct subcellular compartments
- term:
    id: GO:0005925
    label: focal adhesion
  evidence_type: TAS
  original_reference_id: PMID:19565474
  review:
    summary: focal adhesion is supported as ERK subcellular localization context but is not a core molecular activity.
    action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
    reason: PMID:19565474 supports ERK targeting to distinct subcellular compartments; retain this as non-core localization/context rather than the primary kinase function.
    supported_by:
    - reference_id: PMID:19565474
      supporting_text: targets at distinct subcellular compartments
- term:
    id: GO:0032872
    label: regulation of stress-activated MAPK cascade
  evidence_type: TAS
  original_reference_id: PMID:19565474
  review:
    summary: regulation of stress-activated MAPK cascade lacks term-specific support in the currently available local evidence.
    action: UNDECIDED
    reason: The generic ERK context-dependence evidence does not justify retaining this
      specific annotation without direct support.
- term:
    id: GO:0051493
    label: regulation of cytoskeleton organization
  evidence_type: TAS
  original_reference_id: PMID:19565474
  review:
    summary: regulation of cytoskeleton organization lacks term-specific support in the currently available local evidence.
    action: UNDECIDED
    reason: The generic ERK context-dependence evidence does not justify retaining this
      specific annotation without direct support.
- term:
    id: GO:0072584
    label: caveolin-mediated endocytosis
  evidence_type: TAS
  original_reference_id: PMID:19565474
  review:
    summary: caveolin-mediated endocytosis lacks term-specific support in the currently available local evidence.
    action: UNDECIDED
    reason: The generic ERK context-dependence evidence does not justify retaining this
      specific annotation without direct support.
- term:
    id: GO:0090170
    label: regulation of Golgi inheritance
  evidence_type: TAS
  original_reference_id: PMID:19565474
  review:
    summary: regulation of Golgi inheritance lacks term-specific support in the currently available local evidence.
    action: UNDECIDED
    reason: The generic ERK context-dependence evidence does not justify retaining this
      specific annotation without direct support.
- term:
    id: GO:2000641
    label: regulation of early endosome to late endosome transport
  evidence_type: TAS
  original_reference_id: PMID:19565474
  review:
    summary: regulation of early endosome to late endosome transport lacks term-specific support in the currently available local evidence.
    action: UNDECIDED
    reason: The generic ERK context-dependence evidence does not justify retaining this
      specific annotation without direct support.
- term:
    id: GO:0031143
    label: pseudopodium
  evidence_type: IDA
  original_reference_id: PMID:12821670
  review:
    summary: pseudopodium lacks term-specific support in the currently available local evidence.
    action: UNDECIDED
    reason: The generic ERK context-dependence evidence does not justify retaining this
      specific annotation without direct support.
- term:
    id: GO:0005634
    label: nucleus
  evidence_type: IDA
  original_reference_id: PMID:11254359
  review:
    summary: nucleus is consistent with core ERK MAP kinase activity, phosphorylation, cascade
      function, or localization.
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: This term directly captures ERK catalytic activity, ERK cascade participation,
      protein phosphorylation, or canonical nucleo-cytoplasmic localization.
    supported_by:
    - reference_id: file:mouse/Mapk3/Mapk3-deep-research-falcon.md
      supporting_text: ERK1/2 are described as present in **cytoplasmic, nuclear, and membrane-associated**
        pools.
- term:
    id: GO:0005634
    label: nucleus
  evidence_type: IDA
  original_reference_id: PMID:11726647
  review:
    summary: nucleus is consistent with core ERK MAP kinase activity, phosphorylation, cascade
      function, or localization.
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: This term directly captures ERK catalytic activity, ERK cascade participation,
      protein phosphorylation, or canonical nucleo-cytoplasmic localization.
    supported_by:
    - reference_id: file:mouse/Mapk3/Mapk3-deep-research-falcon.md
      supporting_text: ERK1/2 are described as present in **cytoplasmic, nuclear, and membrane-associated**
        pools.
- term:
    id: GO:0005737
    label: cytoplasm
  evidence_type: IDA
  original_reference_id: PMID:11726647
  review:
    summary: cytoplasm is consistent with core ERK MAP kinase activity, phosphorylation, cascade
      function, or localization.
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: This term directly captures ERK catalytic activity, ERK cascade participation,
      protein phosphorylation, or canonical nucleo-cytoplasmic localization.
    supported_by:
    - reference_id: file:mouse/Mapk3/Mapk3-deep-research-falcon.md
      supporting_text: ERK1/2 are described as present in **cytoplasmic, nuclear, and membrane-associated**
        pools.
- term:
    id: GO:0004707
    label: MAP kinase activity
  evidence_type: IDA
  original_reference_id: PMID:15314156
  review:
    summary: MAP kinase activity is consistent with core ERK MAP kinase activity, phosphorylation,
      cascade function, or localization.
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: This term directly captures ERK catalytic activity, ERK cascade participation,
      protein phosphorylation, or canonical nucleo-cytoplasmic localization.
    supported_by:
    - reference_id: file:mouse/Mapk3/Mapk3-deep-research-falcon.md
      supporting_text: ERK1/2 are **proline-directed Ser/Thr protein kinases**, with strong
        preference for **PX(S/T)P** motifs
- term:
    id: GO:0051216
    label: cartilage development
  evidence_type: IDA
  original_reference_id: PMID:17644814
  review:
    summary: cartilage development lacks term-specific support in the currently available local evidence.
    action: UNDECIDED
    reason: The generic ERK context-dependence evidence does not justify retaining this
      specific annotation without direct support.
- term:
    id: GO:0031663
    label: lipopolysaccharide-mediated signaling pathway
  evidence_type: IDA
  original_reference_id: PMID:12872135
  review:
    summary: lipopolysaccharide-mediated signaling pathway lacks term-specific support in the currently available local evidence.
    action: UNDECIDED
    reason: The generic ERK context-dependence evidence does not justify retaining this
      specific annotation without direct support.
- term:
    id: GO:0032496
    label: response to lipopolysaccharide
  evidence_type: IDA
  original_reference_id: PMID:12872135
  review:
    summary: response to lipopolysaccharide lacks term-specific support in the currently available local evidence.
    action: UNDECIDED
    reason: The generic ERK context-dependence evidence does not justify retaining this
      specific annotation without direct support.
- term:
    id: GO:0043330
    label: response to exogenous dsRNA
  evidence_type: IDA
  original_reference_id: PMID:12872135
  review:
    summary: response to exogenous dsRNA lacks term-specific support in the currently available local evidence.
    action: UNDECIDED
    reason: The generic ERK context-dependence evidence does not justify retaining this
      specific annotation without direct support.
- term:
    id: GO:0019233
    label: sensory perception of pain
  evidence_type: IMP
  original_reference_id: PMID:11356865
  review:
    summary: sensory perception of pain lacks term-specific support in the currently available local evidence.
    action: UNDECIDED
    reason: The generic ERK context-dependence evidence does not justify retaining this
      specific annotation without direct support.
- term:
    id: GO:0004672
    label: protein kinase activity
  evidence_type: IDA
  original_reference_id: PMID:15383658
  review:
    summary: protein kinase activity is less specific than ERK MAP kinase activity.
    action: MODIFY
    reason: MAPK1/MAPK3 are ERK-family MAP kinases with proline-directed serine/threonine
      protein kinase activity.
    supported_by:
    - reference_id: file:mouse/Mapk3/Mapk3-deep-research-falcon.md
      supporting_text: ERK1/2 are **proline-directed Ser/Thr protein kinases**, with strong
        preference for **PX(S/T)P** motifs
    proposed_replacement_terms:
    - *id002
- term:
    id: GO:0006468
    label: protein phosphorylation
  evidence_type: IDA
  original_reference_id: PMID:15383658
  review:
    summary: protein phosphorylation is consistent with core ERK MAP kinase activity, phosphorylation,
      cascade function, or localization.
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: This term directly captures ERK catalytic activity, ERK cascade participation,
      protein phosphorylation, or canonical nucleo-cytoplasmic localization.
    supported_by:
    - reference_id: file:mouse/Mapk3/Mapk3-deep-research-falcon.md
      supporting_text: ERK1/2 are **proline-directed Ser/Thr protein kinases**, with strong
        preference for **PX(S/T)P** motifs
- term:
    id: GO:0006974
    label: DNA damage response
  evidence_type: IDA
  original_reference_id: PMID:15383658
  review:
    summary: DNA damage response lacks term-specific support in the currently available local evidence.
    action: UNDECIDED
    reason: The generic ERK context-dependence evidence does not justify retaining this
      specific annotation without direct support.
- term:
    id: GO:0004707
    label: MAP kinase activity
  evidence_type: IMP
  original_reference_id: PMID:11841548
  review:
    summary: MAP kinase activity is consistent with core ERK MAP kinase activity, phosphorylation,
      cascade function, or localization.
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: This term directly captures ERK catalytic activity, ERK cascade participation,
      protein phosphorylation, or canonical nucleo-cytoplasmic localization.
    supported_by:
    - reference_id: file:mouse/Mapk3/Mapk3-deep-research-falcon.md
      supporting_text: ERK1/2 are **proline-directed Ser/Thr protein kinases**, with strong
        preference for **PX(S/T)P** motifs
- term:
    id: GO:0006468
    label: protein phosphorylation
  evidence_type: IDA
  original_reference_id: PMID:11841548
  review:
    summary: protein phosphorylation is consistent with core ERK MAP kinase activity, phosphorylation,
      cascade function, or localization.
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: This term directly captures ERK catalytic activity, ERK cascade participation,
      protein phosphorylation, or canonical nucleo-cytoplasmic localization.
    supported_by:
    - reference_id: file:mouse/Mapk3/Mapk3-deep-research-falcon.md
      supporting_text: ERK1/2 are **proline-directed Ser/Thr protein kinases**, with strong
        preference for **PX(S/T)P** motifs
- term:
    id: GO:0005515
    label: protein binding
  evidence_type: IPI
  original_reference_id: PMID:15544353
  review:
    summary: protein binding records a physical association but is too generic to describe
      the gene product function.
    action: MARK_AS_OVER_ANNOTATED
    reason: The evidence supports regulated signaling-complex assembly, not a meaningful standalone
      protein binding function; more informative molecular and pathway terms capture the biology.
    supported_by:
    - reference_id: file:mouse/Mapk3/Mapk3-deep-research-falcon.md
      supporting_text: ERK1/2 function as the final kinases in the RAS-RAF-MEK-ERK cascade
- term:
    id: GO:0001784
    label: phosphotyrosine residue binding
  evidence_type: IMP
  original_reference_id: PMID:14636584
  review:
    summary: phosphotyrosine residue binding is supported in a specific HGF/paxillin cell-matrix
      interaction context, but is not the core ERK1 kinase function.
    action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
    reason: The cited evidence supports a context-specific tyrosine-phosphorylation-dependent
      ERK association.
    supported_by:
    - reference_id: PMID:14636584
      supporting_text: this is mediated by the tyrosine phosphorylation-dependent association
        of inactive ERK and the focal adhesion complex protein paxillin
- term:
    id: GO:0005737
    label: cytoplasm
  evidence_type: IDA
  original_reference_id: PMID:12223545
  review:
    summary: cytoplasm is consistent with core ERK MAP kinase activity, phosphorylation, cascade
      function, or localization.
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: This term directly captures ERK catalytic activity, ERK cascade participation,
      protein phosphorylation, or canonical nucleo-cytoplasmic localization.
    supported_by:
    - reference_id: file:mouse/Mapk3/Mapk3-deep-research-falcon.md
      supporting_text: ERK1/2 are described as present in **cytoplasmic, nuclear, and membrane-associated**
        pools.
- term:
    id: GO:0016310
    label: phosphorylation
  evidence_type: TAS
  original_reference_id: PMID:12223545
  review:
    summary: Phosphorylation is too broad for an ERK kinase annotation.
    action: MODIFY
    reason: The relevant process is protein phosphorylation catalyzed by ERK MAP kinase activity.
    supported_by:
    - reference_id: file:mouse/Mapk3/Mapk3-deep-research-falcon.md
      supporting_text: ERK1/2 are **proline-directed Ser/Thr protein kinases**, with strong
        preference for **PX(S/T)P** motifs
    proposed_replacement_terms:
    - *id003
- term:
    id: GO:0004707
    label: MAP kinase activity
  evidence_type: TAS
  original_reference_id: PMID:11684667
  review:
    summary: MAP kinase activity is consistent with core ERK MAP kinase activity, phosphorylation,
      cascade function, or localization.
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: This term directly captures ERK catalytic activity, ERK cascade participation,
      protein phosphorylation, or canonical nucleo-cytoplasmic localization.
    supported_by:
    - reference_id: file:mouse/Mapk3/Mapk3-deep-research-falcon.md
      supporting_text: ERK1/2 are **proline-directed Ser/Thr protein kinases**, with strong
        preference for **PX(S/T)P** motifs
- term:
    id: GO:0007165
    label: signal transduction
  evidence_type: TAS
  original_reference_id: PMID:11684667
  review:
    summary: signal transduction is a broad parent for ERK1/2 signaling.
    action: MODIFY
    reason: The more specific biological process for these ERK proteins is the ERK1 and ERK2
      cascade.
    supported_by:
    - reference_id: file:mouse/Mapk3/Mapk3-deep-research-falcon.md
      supporting_text: ERK1/2 function as the final kinases in the RAS-RAF-MEK-ERK cascade
    proposed_replacement_terms:
    - *id001
- term:
    id: GO:0009887
    label: animal organ morphogenesis
  evidence_type: IDA
  original_reference_id: PMID:11684667
  review:
    summary: animal organ morphogenesis lacks term-specific support in the currently available local evidence.
    action: UNDECIDED
    reason: The generic ERK context-dependence evidence does not justify retaining this
      specific annotation without direct support.
core_functions:
- description: ERK1 catalyzes proline-directed phosphorylation of protein substrates at serine/threonine
    residues after MEK-mediated dual activation-loop phosphorylation.
  molecular_function: *id002
  directly_involved_in:
  - *id003
  - *id001
  locations:
  - id: GO:0005829
    label: cytosol
  - id: GO:0005634
    label: nucleus
  supported_by:
  - reference_id: file:mouse/Mapk3/Mapk3-deep-research-falcon.md
    supporting_text: ERK1/2 are **proline-directed Ser/Thr protein kinases**, with strong
      preference for **PX(S/T)P** motifs
- description: Acts with ERK2 as the final kinase tier of the RAS-RAF-MEK-ERK cascade, with
    output shaped by localization, docking motifs, and signal duration.
  molecular_function:
    id: GO:0004674
    label: protein serine/threonine kinase activity
  directly_involved_in:
  - *id001
  locations:
  - id: GO:0005829
    label: cytosol
  - id: GO:0005634
    label: nucleus
  supported_by:
  - reference_id: file:mouse/Mapk3/Mapk3-deep-research-falcon.md
    supporting_text: ERK1/2 function as the final kinases in the RAS-RAF-MEK-ERK cascade
proposed_new_terms: []
suggested_questions:
- question: Which ERK1 annotations should remain on Mapk3 when phenotypes are largely buffered
    by ERK2?
- question: Are nuclear import and compartment-specific ERK1 signaling mature enough for more
    specific GO annotation extensions?
suggested_experiments:
- description: Test ERK1-specific and ERK2-specific rescue in Mapk3/Mapk1 perturbation backgrounds
    across nuclear, cytosolic, and membrane-associated ERK reporters.
  hypothesis: ERK1 has partially redundant catalytic function but distinct localization/dynamics
    that determine a subset of Mapk3-specific annotations.
  experiment_type: Isoform-specific genetic rescue and live ERK biosensors