Description
Product Characteristics:
The protein encoded by this gene is a member of the dual specificity protein kinase family, which acts as a mitogen-activated protein (MAP) kinase kinase. MAP kinases, also known as extracellular signal-regulated kinases (ERKs), act as an integration point for multiple biochemical signals. This protein kinase lies upstream of MAP kinases and stimulates the enzymatic activity of MAP kinases upon wide variety of extra- and intracellular signals. As an essential component of MAP kinase signal transduction pathway, this kinase is involved in many cellular processes such as proliferation, differentiation, transcription regulation and development. [provided by RefSeq, Jul2008].
Subcellular location: Cytoplasm, Nucleus
Synonyms: MAP2K1phospho S222, MAP2K1/MAP2K2phospho S222, Dual specicity mitogen activated protein kinase kinase 1, ERK activator kinase 1, MAP kinase kinase 1, MAP kinase/Erk kinase 1, MAP/Erk kinase 1, Map2K1, MAPK/ERK kinase 1, MAPKK 1, MAPKK1, MEK 1, MEKK1, Mitogen activated protein kinase kinase 1, MKK 1, MKK1, PRKMK 1, PRKMK1,Protein kinase mitogen activated kinase 1 MAP kinase kinase 1, Protein kinase mitogen activated kinase 1, Protein kinase mitogen activated, kinase 1, MP2K1_HUMAN.
Target Information: Dual specificity protein kinase which acts as an essential component of the MAP kinase signal transduction pathway. Binding of extracellular ligands such as growth factors, cytokines and hormones to their cell-surface receptors activates the MAPK/ERK cascade, ultimately leading to phosphorylation of a threonine and a tyrosine residue in a Thr-Glu-Tyr sequence located in MAP kinases. Depending on the cellular context, this pathway mediates diverse biological functions such as cell growth, adhesion, survival and differentiation predominantly through the regulation of transcription, metabolism and cytoskeletal rearrangements (By similarity)