Extracellular Signal-Regulated Kinase 1
MAPK3proteinERK1 participates in platelet activation signaling and integrates with p38 pathways to amplify platelet recruitment and aggregation.
Pathway placement
Cascade stepPlatelet adhesion & activation
Confidencemedium
RationaleERK1/2 platelet signaling cascade; p38 cross-talk in platelet activation.
Also acts inVascular inflammation
Druggability
DruggableYes
Known drugs / candidates6
Small-molecule tractableYes
Antibody tractableYes
EnsemblENSG00000102882
Type I vs Type II discrimination
ScoresLow-confidence (proxy)
R — rupture / Type-I54
C — confounder / Type-II84
A — assay feasibility72
E — evidence strength31
T1DI (composite)8
Specificity differential (R−C)-30.3
Confounder panel (Type-II drivers)
No confounder evidence retrieved.
Tier: light (literature co-occurrence proxy — lower confidence). See the discrimination table for all markers.
Assay & specimen
Class-level default (no specific cleared assay)— generic method inferred from analyte class; confirm against a specific product insert before use.
Specimen
Serum or plasma
Collection tube
Serum separator (gold/red-top, SST) · K2/K3-EDTA (lavender-top)
Method / principle
Sandwich immunoassay (ELISA) — research-grade unless a cleared assay exists
Reagent / substrate
Matched anti-target antibody pair (capture + labeled detection)
Platform
ELISA microplate or multiplex (Luminex/MSD)
Turnaround · availability
Send-out / research · Research-grade (no universal clinical assay)
Literature evidence(2)
- Common and specific proteins and pathways in heart and cerebral ischemia.Journal of stroke and cerebrovascular diseases : the official journal of National Stroke Association · 2023 · PMID 37944280 · doi
- Platelet-Specific p38α Deficiency Improved Cardiac Function After Myocardial Infarction in Mice.Arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and vascular biology · 2017 · PMID 28982666 · doi