Mitogen Activated Protein Kinases: Functions in Signal Transduction and Human Diseases

Mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPK) are a large family of enzymes that function as signal transducers to regulate a diverse range of physiological responses. However signaling via extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) c-Jun amino terminal kinase (JNK) and p38 MAPK also underpin many disease processes. This Special Issue provides new insights into how MAPK signaling contributes to specific pathological processes across a range of conditions including disorders of lung development type 2 diabetes proliferative skin diseases cardiovascular diseases and neurological diseases.