Component
MEK-ERK MAPK pathway signaling
MEK-ERK MAPK pathway signaling. Species, exposure and limitations are retained in each linked claim.
1 recorded relationships. Experimental role, claim status and evidence remain attached to each record.
How nutrients influence it
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Other things that act on it
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How nutrients reach it in more than one step
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What it does
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What acts on it
MEK1 mutations disrupting copper binding reduced BRAF V600E-driven signaling in the tested human and mouse systems.
Experimental context and source evidence
- evidence_span
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- experimental_model
- Copper-binding MEK1 mutants, CTR1 perturbation and tumor models
- exposure
- CTR1 reduction, MEK1 copper-binding disruption and chelation
- limitations
- Preclinical mechanism; does not establish dietary copper as a cancer cause or copper restriction as a treatment.
- nutrient_topic
- Copper research collection; topical membership is not evidence of a direct dietary effect. · Copper
- organism
- Human and mouse experimental systems
- plain_language
- Copper binding influenced an enzyme in a growth-signaling chain.
- primary_references
- [copper-p24717435] Copper is required for oncogenic BRAF signalling and tumorigenesis. (2014). https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24717435/ DOI: 10.1038/nature13180
- tissue_or_cell_type
- BRAF V600E-driven signaling and tumor models
Copper: transport, cuproenzymes, deficiency, excess and nutrient interactions (2026-09-17) · lines 1222–1233
AI-assisted literature curation; primary study URLs and scope retained in the document and extraction. Not publisher full text. · supports · Copper-binding MEK1 mutants, CTR1 perturbation and tumor models · source_derived_draft · unverified_draft
### copper-cu-mek1-signaling MEK1 mutations disrupting copper binding reduced BRAF V600E-driven signaling in the tested human and mouse systems. Condition category: normal nutrient_topic: Copper research collection; topical membership is not evidence of a direct dietary effect. plain_language: Copper binding influenced an enzyme in a growth-signaling chain. organism: Human and mouse experimental systems tissue_or_cell_type: BRAF V600E-driven signaling and tumor models experimental_model: Copper-binding MEK1 mutants, CTR1 perturbation and tumor models limitations: Preclinical mechanism; does not establish dietary copper as a cancer cause or copper restriction as a treatment. exposure: CTR1 reduction, MEK1 copper-binding disruption and chelation evidence_span: {"source_cache": "artifacts/copper-research/24717435.abstract.txt", "locator": "Exact primary indexed abstract; zero-based, end-exclusive Unicode character offsets", "file_sha256": "4eee319f693bd307d3930073167395e5ef454f07d976ca834539b637ec4406ef", "start_char": 0, "end_char": 1471, "text_sha256": "4eee319f693bd307d3930073167395e5ef454f07d976ca834539b637ec4406ef"} [copper-p24717435] Copper is required for oncogenic BRAF signalling and tumorigenesis. (2014). https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24717435/ DOI: 10.1038/nature13180
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Situations it appears in
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