MAP2K2

MAP2K2
Available structures
PDBOrtholog search: PDBe RCSB
Identifiers
AliasesMAP2K2, CFC4, MAPKK2, MEK2, MKK2, PRKMK2, mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase 2
External IDsMGI: 1346867 HomoloGene: 48591 GeneCards: MAP2K2
Gene location (Human)
Chr.Chromosome 19 (human)[1]
BandNo data availableStart4,090,321 bp[1]
End4,124,129 bp[1]
RNA expression pattern


More reference expression data
Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
Entrez

5605

26396

Ensembl

ENSG00000126934

ENSMUSG00000035027

UniProt

P36507

Q63932

RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_030662

NM_023138
NM_001347144

RefSeq (protein)

NP_109587

NP_001334073
NP_075627

Location (UCSC)Chr 19: 4.09 – 4.12 MbChr 19: 81.11 – 81.13 Mb
PubMed search[3][4]
Wikidata
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Dual specificity mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase 2 is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the MAP2K2 gene.[5] It is more commonly known as MEK2, but has many alternative names including CFC4, MKK2, MAPKK2 and PRKMK2. [6]

Function

The protein encoded by this gene is a dual specificity protein kinase that belongs to the MAP kinase kinase family. This kinase is known to play a critical role in mitogen growth factor signal transduction. It phosphorylates and thus activates MAPK1/ERK2 and MAPK3/ERK1.

The activation of this kinase itself is dependent on the Ser/Thr phosphorylation by MAP kinase kinase kinases.

The inhibition or degradation of this kinase is found to be involved in the pathogenesis of Yersinia and anthrax.[7]

Interactions

MAP2K2 has been shown to interact with MAPK3[8][9][10] and ARAF.[11]

References

  1. 1 2 3 GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000126934 - Ensembl, May 2017
  2. 1 2 3 GRCm38: Ensembl release 89: ENSMUSG00000035027 - Ensembl, May 2017
  3. "Human PubMed Reference:".
  4. "Mouse PubMed Reference:".
  5. Zheng CF, Guan KL (Jun 1993). "Cloning and characterization of two distinct human extracellular signal-regulated kinase activator kinases, MEK1 and MEK2". J Biol Chem. 268 (15): 11435–9. PMID 8388392.
  6. "MAP2K2 mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase 2 [Homo sapiens (human)] - Gene - NCBI". www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. Retrieved 2015-10-16.
  7. "Entrez Gene: MAP2K2 mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase 2".
  8. Marti, A; Luo Z; Cunningham C; Ohta Y; Hartwig J; Stossel T P; Kyriakis J M; Avruch J (Jan 1997). "Actin-binding protein-280 binds the stress-activated protein kinase (SAPK) activator SEK-1 and is required for tumor necrosis factor-alpha activation of SAPK in melanoma cells". J. Biol. Chem. UNITED STATES. 272 (5): 2620–8. ISSN 0021-9258. PMID 9006895. doi:10.1074/jbc.272.5.2620.
  9. Butch, E R; Guan K L (Feb 1996). "Characterization of ERK1 activation site mutants and the effect on recognition by MEK1 and MEK2". J. Biol. Chem. UNITED STATES. 271 (8): 4230–5. ISSN 0021-9258. PMID 8626767. doi:10.1074/jbc.271.8.4230.
  10. Zheng, C F; Guan K L (Nov 1993). "Properties of MEKs, the kinases that phosphorylate and activate the extracellular signal-regulated kinases". J. Biol. Chem. UNITED STATES. 268 (32): 23933–9. ISSN 0021-9258. PMID 8226933.
  11. Yin, Xiang L; Chen She; Yan Jun; Hu Yun; Gu Jian X (Feb 2002). "Identification of interaction between MEK2 and A-Raf-1". Biochim. Biophys. Acta. Netherlands. 1589 (1): 71–6. ISSN 0006-3002. PMID 11909642. doi:10.1016/S0167-4889(01)00188-4.

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