Reaction: ERKs are inactivated by protein phosphatase 2A

- in pathway: ERK/MAPK targets
ERKs are inactivated by the protein phosphatase 2A (PP2A). The PP2A holoenzyme is a heterotrimer that consists of a core dimer, composed of a scaffold (A) and a catalytic (C) subunit that associates with a variety of regulatory (B) subunits. The B subunits have been divided into gene families named B (or PR55), B0 (or B56 or PR61) and B00 (or PR72). Each family comprises several members. B56 family members of PP2A in particular, increase ERK dephosphorylation, without affecting its activation by MEK.
Induction of PP2A is involved in the extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) signalling pathway, in which it provides a feedback control, as well as in a broad range of other cellular processes, including transcriptional regulation and control of the cell cycle.This diversity of functions is conferred by a diversity of regulatory subunits, the combination of which can give rise to over 50 different forms of PP2A. For example, five distinct mammalian genes encode members of the B56 family, called B56a, b, g, d and e, generating at least eight isoforms. Whether a specific holoenzyme dephosphorylates ERK and whether this activity is controlled during mitogenic stimulation is unknown.
Reaction - small molecule participants:
Pi [nucleoplasm]
H2O [nucleoplasm]
Pi [nucleoplasm]
H2O [nucleoplasm]
Reactome.org reaction link: R-HSA-199959

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Reaction input - small molecules:
water
ChEBI:15377
water
ChEBI:15377
Reaction output - small molecules:
hydrogenphosphate
ChEBI:43474
hydrogenphosphate
ChEBI:43474
Reactome.org link: R-HSA-199959