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GeneQ18033952· pop 8· linked from 307 articles

Also known as MAPKAP-K2, MK-2, MK2, mitogen-activated protein kinase-activated protein kinase 2, MAPK activated protein kinase 2

gen de la especie Homo sapiens

Gene data

MAPKAPK2
Name
MAPK activated protein kinase 2
Type
protein-coding
Position
206,684,871–206,734,284 (+)
Aliases
MAPKAP-K2, MK-2, MK2
RefSeq RNA
NM_004759.5, NM_032960.4, XM_005273353.4, XM_017002810.2, XM_047434418.1
RefSeq protein
NP_004750.1, NP_116584.2, XP_005273410.1, XP_016858299.1, XP_047290374.1

This gene encodes a member of the Ser/Thr protein kinase family. This kinase is regulated through direct phosphorylation by p38 MAP kinase. In conjunction with p38 MAP kinase, this kinase is known to be involved in many cellular processes including stress and inflammatory responses, nuclear export, gene expression regulation and cell proliferation. Heat shock protein HSP27 was shown to be one of the substrates of this kinase in vivo. Two transcript variants encoding two different isoforms have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008].

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MAPK activated protein kinase 2

Symbol
MAPKAPK2
Biotype
Protein coding
Organism
Homo sapiens
Location
1:206,684,871-206,734,284
Strand
Forward (+)
Assembly
GRCh38
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Wikidata facts

Instance of
gene
Image
Protein MAPKAPK2 PDB 1kwp.png
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HomoloGene ID
56412
found in taxon
Homo sapiens
genomic start
206684905
genomic end
206734281
cytogenetic location
1q32.1
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Article · Español

La proteína cinasa 2 activada por MAP cinasas (MAPKAPK2) es una enzima codificada en humanos por el gen HGNC MAPKAPK2 .​​ Esta proteína pertenece a la familia de las serina/treonina cinasas. MAPKAPK2 es regulada por medio de una fosforilación directa llevada a cabo por la MAP cinasa p38. Esta cinasa, junto con p38, parece estar implicada en multitud de procesos celulares incluyendo repuestas a estrés y a inflamación, exportación nuclear, regulación de la expresión génica y proliferación celular. La proteína de choque térmico ha demostrado ser uno de los sustratos de MAPKAPK2 en ensayos in vivo. Se han descrito dos variantes transcripcionales del gen que codifica esta cinasa, las cuales codifican dos isoformas de la enzima.​

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