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Entrez GeneID

Protein Accession#

Gene Name

MAP3K8

Gene Alias

COT, EST, ESTF, FLJ10486, TPL2, Tpl-2, c-COT

Gene Description

mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase kinase 8

Omim ID

Gene Ontology

Gene Summary

This gene was identified by its oncogenic transforming activity in cells. The encoded protein is a member of the serine/threonine protein kinase family. This kinase can activate both the MAP kinase and JNK kinase pathways. This kinase was shown to activate IkappaB kinases, and thus induce the nuclear production of NF-kappaB. This kinase was also found to promote the production of TNF-alpha and IL-2 during T lymphocyte activation. Studies of a similar gene in rat suggested the direct involvement of this kinase in the proteolysis of NF-kappaB1,p105 (NFKB1). This gene may also utilize a downstream in-frame translation start codon, and thus produce an isoform containing a shorter N-terminus. The shorter isoform has been shown to display weaker transforming activity. [provided by RefSeq

Other Designations

Cancer Osaka thyroid oncogene|Ewing sarcoma transformant|OTTHUMP00000019392|OTTHUMP00000019393|cot (cancer Osaka thyroid) oncogene|proto-oncogene serine/threoine protein kinase|tumor progression locus-2