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. 2021 Aug 20;12:734917. doi: 10.3389/fphar.2021.734917

TABLE 2.

Identified protein kinases in ANG II signaling in cardiovascular system.

S. No. Kinase Associated physiology References
Ser/Thr kinase
1. ERK Stimulate NADPH oxidase and ROS generation causing hypertrophy, hyperplasia, and migration of VSMCs Moraes et al. (2017)
Chen et al. (2020)
Ge et al. (2021)
2. JNK Cardiac hypertrophy Xu et al. (2021)
3. P38 Cardiac hypertrophy Xu et al. (2021)
4. MAPK Cardiac hypertrophy, hyperplasia and migration of VSMCs Chen et al. (2020)
5. GRK Regulate function of GPCR Rukavina Mikusic et al. (2020)
Murga et al. (2019)
Brinks and Eckhart (2010)
6. ROCK Fibrosis and involved in TGF-β1-induced atrial remodeling. Brinks and Eckhart (2010)
Bai et al. (2021); Liu et al. (2016)
7. PAK1 Attenuation of cardiac fibrosis and hypertrophy Zhou et al. (2021)
8. Raf Phosphorylates and activates the MAPK kinase, MEK-1, which, in turn, phosphorylates and activates MAPK. Ge et al. (2021)
9. MLCK Regulating cardiac muscle contraction and hypertrophy Wang et al. (2017)
10. CaMKII Regulates Erk1/2 and Akt-dependent signaling in VSMC Li et al. (2010)
11. IKK Triggers myofibroblast survival Xu et al. (2021)
Cao et al. (2021)
12. PI3K Stimulate NADPH oxidase and ROS generation causing hypertrophy, hyperplasia and migration of VSMCs Zhong et al. (2021)
Cheng et al. (2021)
Gao et al. (2021)
13. P70S6K Stimulate NADPH oxidase and ROS generation causing hypertrophy, hyperplasia and migration of VSMCs Gao et al. (2021)
14. Akt Stimulate NADPH oxidase and ROS generation causing hypertrophy, hyperplasia and migration of VSMCs Gao et al. (2021)
Kim et al. (2012)
15. mTOR Cell proliferation, motility and protein synthesis Kim et al. (2012)
16. PERK Inhibition of protein synthesis Fang et al. (2020)
Lins et al. (2021)
17 AMPK Preventive in AAA, endothelial dysfunction Chen et al. (2020)
18. ALK1/2/4 Central regulation of hypertension, cardiac fibrosis, cardiac hypertrophy González-Núñez et al. (2015)
19. MNK Attenuation of cardiac fibrosis and hypertrophy Kasuya et al. (2021)
Yuan et al. (2016)
20. WNK Hypertension and vascular contraction Simoes et al. (2020)
Shao et al. (2021)
Brown et al. (2021)
21. SPAK Hypertension and vascular contraction Shao et al. (2021)
Brown et al. (2021)
22. MKK4 Atrial fibrosis via kinase activation Fang et al. (2020)
Li et al. (2017)
23. TRPM7 Implicated in cardiac fibrosis Zhong et al. (2018)
24. DAPK Vascular constriction via kinase activation Usui et al. (2012)
25. SGK1 Cardiac remodelling Ock et al. (2021)
26. PKD1 Cardiac hypertrophy and fibrosis Weber et al. (2004); An et al. (2020)
27. PKC Stimulate NADPH oxidase and ROS generation causing hypertrophy, hyperplasia and migration of VSMCs Wang J. et al. (2020)
28. PKA Cardiac hypertrophy Wang J. et al. (2020)
Dai et al. (2019)
Tyrosine kinase
1. Axl Inhibitor of innate immunity Berk and Corson, (1997)
Batchu et al. (2016)
2. Src Hypertension and hypertrophy Callera et al. (2016)
Luo et al. (2020)
Touyz et al. (2002)
Berk and Corson, (1997)
3. BMX Cardiac hypertrophy via endothelial activation Holopainen et al. (2015)
Mitchell-Jordan et al. (2008)
4. sFLT-1 Anti-angiogenic Berk and Corson, (1997)
5. FAK Enhance protein synthesis Berk and Corson, (1997)
6. PYK2 Allows growth-promoting signal by Ang II in VSMC Gao J. et al. (2020)
Jain et al. (2021)
7. JAK Mediates Ang II triggered gene transcription Han et al. (2018)
8. EGF Cell hypertrophy and remodeling Vukelic and Griendling, (2014)
Peng et al. (2016)
9. PDGF Cardiac remodeling Weber et al. (2004)
Touyz et al. (2002)
10. IGF Cardiac remodeling and hypertension Ock et al. (2021)
11. FGF-2 Cardiac hypertrophy Li et al. (2019)
Liu et al. (2020)

Akt, Protein kinase B; ALK, activin receptor-like kinase; AMPK, AMP-activated protein kinase; BCR, breakpoint cluster region protein; CaMKII, calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II; DAPK, death-associated protein kinase; EGF, Epidermal growth factor; EKR, extracellular-signal-regulated kinase; FAK, Focal adhesion kinase; FGF-2, Fibroblast growth factor; GRK, G protein-coupled receptor kinase; IGF, Insulin like growth factor 1; IKK, IκB kinase, JAK, Janus kinase; JNK, c-Jun N-terminal kinase; MAPK, Mitogen activated protein kinase; MKK4, mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase 4; MLCK, Myosin light chain kinase; MNK1, mitogen-activated protein kinase-interacting kinase 1; mTOR, Mammalian target of rapamycin; P70S6K, Ribosomal protein S6 kinase beta-1 PAK1, p21-activated kinase 1; PDGF, Platelet derived growth factor; PERK, protein kinase R-like ER kinase; PI3K, Phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase; PK, Protein kinase; PKD1, protein kinase D1; ROCK, Rho-associated protein kinases; Raf, Rapidly accelerated fibrosarcoma; Sflt-1, Soluble fms-like tyrosine kinase-1; SGK1, serum-glucocorticoid regulated kinase 1; SPAK, STE20/SPS1-related proline/alanine-rich kxinase; TRPM7, transient receptor potential 7; WNK, with no lysine kinase.