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The component kinases of the ERK cascade Raf-1 MEK and ERK assemble using beta-ARRESTIN as a scaffold and leading to activation of ERK. Endocytosis of these receptor/beta-ARRESTIN complexes by clathrin-coated pits results in the targeting of activated ERK to endosomal vesicles.
The beta-ARRESTIN occupied receptor undergoes internalisation into early endosomes. At the early endosome stage beta-ARRESTIN recruits both MEK1/2 and ERK1/2 and is likely to facilitate their activation upon GPCR stimulation.
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