ERK1/2 Mediate Wounding- and G-protein-Coupled Receptor Ligands-Induced EGFR Activation via Regulating ADAM17 and HB-EGF Shedding

Abstract

Taken together, our data suggest that in addition to functioning as an EGFR downstream effector, ERK1/2 also mediates ADAM-dependent HB-EGF shedding and subsequent EGFR transactivation in response to a variety of stimuli, including wounding and GPCR ligands.