Description
Product Characteristics:
The protein encoded by this gene is a member of the MAP kinase family. MAP kinases, also known as extracellular signal-regulated kinases (ERKs), 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. The activation of this kinase requires its phosphorylation by upstream kinases. Upon activation, this kinase translocates to the nucleus of the stimulated cells, where it phosphorylates nuclear targets. Two alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding the same protein, but differing in the UTRs, have been reported for this gene.
Subcellular location: Cytoplasm, Nucleus
Synonyms: ERK, p38, p4, p41, ERK2, ERT1, ERK-2, MAPK2, PRKM1, PRKM2, P42MAPK, p41mapk, p42-MAPK, ERK1, ERT2, ERK-1, PRKM3, P44ERK1, P44MAPK, HS44KDAP, HUMKER1A, p44-ERK1, p44-MAPK, Mitogen-activated protein kinase 1, MAP kinase 1, MAPK 1, Extracellular signal-regulated kinase 2, MAP kinase isoform p42, Mitogen-activated protein kinase 2, MAP kinase 2, MAPK 2, MAPK1
Target Information: This gene encodes a member of the mitogen-activated protein (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. The encoded protein is a p38 MAP kinase and is activated by proinflammatory cytokines and cellular stress. Substrates of the encoded protein include the transcription factor ATF2 and the microtubule dynamics regulator stathmin. Alternatively spliced transcript variants have been observed for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2012]