Explainers

Plain-English explanations of MEF2C research terms, concepts, and scientific mechanisms.

KRAS Pathway / MAPK/ERK Signaling Pathway

First: What Even Is a "Pathway"?Cells aren't just blobs of jelly. They're incredibly organized — like a giant office building where every department needs to know what to do, when to do it, and who's ...

KRAS and BRAF (signaling pathways in MEF2C context)

**What it means:** KRAS and BRAF are genes that code for proteins in the **MAPK/ERK signaling pathway** — a cellular "messaging chain" that tells cells to grow, divide, and differentiate. In some case...