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The MEK5/ERK5 pathway is involved in cell survival, anti-apoptotic signaling, angiogenesis, and cell motility. It is significantly up-regulated in specific tumor types including breast and prostate cancers. A novel series of compounds utilizing the diphenylamine scaffold was designed and synthesized based on a homology model of MEK5 using the X-ray crystal structure of MEK1 (PDB ID: 3EQC) as a template. The compounds were tested for their MEK12, and MEK5 inhibition in a cell based assay.","abstract_html":"The mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPK) are a family of interrelated signal transduction kinases mediating intracellular responses to extracellular events. They are involved in mediating complex cellular events including, cell differentiation, cell proliferation, and cell death. 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