ERK
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ERK can be:
- an aircraft maintenance person (in RAF and RAAF parlance)
- extracellular signal-regulated kinase - a type of Mitogen-activated protein kinaseMitogen-activated protein kinaseMitogen-activated protein kinases are serine/threonine-specific protein kinases that respond to extracellular stimuli and regulate various cellular activities, such as gene expression, mitosis, differentiation, proliferation, and cell survival/apoptosis.-Activation:MAP kinases are activated...
- a political party in Uzbekistan, Erk (see Politics of UzbekistanPolitics of UzbekistanThe politics of Uzbekistan take place in a framework of a presidential republic, whereby the President of Uzbekistan is both head of state and head of government. Executive power is exercised by the government. Legislative power is vested in both the government and the two chambers of parliament,...
) - a nickname of a person/persons called 'Eric'