MAP4K2

Mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase kinase kinase 2
Identifiers
SymbolsMAP4K2 ; BL44; GCK; RAB8IP
External IDsOMIM: 603166 MGI: 1346883 HomoloGene: 3370 IUPHAR: 2086 ChEMBL: 5330 GeneCards: MAP4K2 Gene
EC number2.7.11.1
RNA expression pattern
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Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
Entrez587126412
EnsemblENSG00000168067ENSMUSG00000024948
UniProtQ12851Q61161
RefSeq (mRNA)NM_004579NM_001291787
RefSeq (protein)NP_004570NP_001278716
Location (UCSC)Chr 11:
64.56 – 64.57 Mb
Chr 19:
6.34 – 6.36 Mb
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Mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase kinase kinase 2 is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the MAP4K2 gene.[1][2]

The protein encoded by this gene is a member of the serine/threonine protein kinase family. Although this kinase is found in many tissues, its expression in lymphoid follicles is restricted to the cells of germinal centre, where it may participate in B-cell differentiation. This kinase can be activated by TNF-alpha, and has been shown to specifically activate MAP kinases. This kinase is also found to interact with TNF receptor-associated factor 2 (TRAF2), which is involved in the activation of MAP3K1/MEKK1.[2]

Interactions

MAP4K2 has been shown to interact with RAB8A[3] and TRAF2.[4]

References

  1. Katz P, Whalen G, Kehrl JH (Jul 1994). "Differential expression of a novel protein kinase in human B lymphocytes. Preferential localization in the germinal center". J Biol Chem 269 (24): 16802–9. PMID 7515885.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Entrez Gene: MAP4K2 mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase kinase kinase 2".
  3. Ren, M; Zeng J, De Lemos-Chiarandini C, Rosenfeld M, Adesnik M, Sabatini D D (May 1996). "In its active form, the GTP-binding protein rab8 interacts with a stress-activated protein kinase". Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. (UNITED STATES) 93 (10): 5151–5. doi:10.1073/pnas.93.10.5151. ISSN 0027-8424. PMC 39423. PMID 8643544.
  4. Yuasa, T; Ohno S; Kehrl J H; Kyriakis J M (Aug 1998). "Tumor necrosis factor signaling to stress-activated protein kinase (SAPK)/Jun NH2-terminal kinase (JNK) and p38. Germinal center kinase couples TRAF2 to mitogen-activated protein kinase/ERK kinase kinase 1 and SAPK while receptor interacting protein associates with a mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase kinase upstream of MKK6 and p38". J. Biol. Chem. (UNITED STATES) 273 (35): 22681–92. doi:10.1074/jbc.273.35.22681. ISSN 0021-9258. PMID 9712898.

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