... apparent. p38 kinase activation is related to the presence of fibrillogenic hA, and hA-induced activation of the p38 kinase pathway in b-cells is consistent with the general role of the p38 kinase pathway ... content.ATF-2 is a transcription factor whose activation canbe catalyzed by either p38 or JNK, or by both[27,41]. To further clarify the role of the MAPKs inhA-evoked activation of ATF-2, we ... death,depending on the duration of activation and the bal-ance of activity between the MAP kinase, ERK, and the stress-activated kinases, JNK and p38 [26]. Activation of MAPK -mediated signaling...