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Entrez GeneID

Gene Name

MAPK8

Gene Alias

JNK, JNK1, JNK1A2, JNK21B1/2, PRKM8, SAPK1

Gene Description

mitogen-activated protein kinase 8

Omim ID

Gene Ontology

Gene Summary

The protein encoded by this gene is a member of the MAP kinase family. MAP kinases act as an integration point for multiple biochemical signals, and are involved in a wide variety of cellular processes such as proliferation, differentiation, transcription regulation and development. This kinase is activated by various cell stimuli, and targets specific transcription factors, and thus mediates immediate-early gene expression in response to cell stimuli. The activation of this kinase by tumor-necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha) is found to be required for TNF-alpha induced apoptosis. This kinase is also involved in UV radiation induced apoptosis, which is thought to be related to cytochrom c-mediated cell death pathway. Studies of the mouse counterpart of this gene suggested that this kinase play a key role in T cell proliferation, apoptosis and differentiation. Four alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding distinct isoforms have been reported. [provided by RefSeq

Other Designations

JNK1 alpha protein kinase|JNK1 beta protein kinase|JUN N-terminal kinase|OTTHUMP00000019552|OTTHUMP00000019555|OTTHUMP00000019556|OTTHUMP00000019558|c-Jun N-terminal kinase 1|mitogen-activated protein kinase 8 isoform JNK1 alpha1|mitogen-activated protein

Entrez GeneID

Gene Name

MAP2K7

Gene Alias

Jnkk2, MAPKK7, MKK7, PRKMK7

Gene Description

mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase 7

Omim ID

Gene Ontology

Gene Summary

The protein encoded by this gene is a dual specificity protein kinase that belongs to the MAP kinase kinase family. This kinase specifically activates MAPK8/JNK1 and MAPK9/JNK2, and this kinase itself is phosphorylated and activated by MAP kinase kinase kinases including MAP3K1/MEKK1, MAP3K2/MEKK2,MAP3K3/MEKK5, and MAP4K2/GCK. This kinase is involved in the signal transduction mediating the cell responses to proinflammatory cytokines, and environmental stresses. Multiple alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding distinct isoforms have been found, but only one transcript variant has been supported and defined. [provided by RefSeq

Other Designations

JNK kinase 2|JNK-activating kinase 2|MAP kinase kinase 7|OTTHUMP00000174397|c-Jun N-terminal kinase kinase 2|dual specificity mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase 7