Background |
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. Several alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding distinct isoforms have been reported. |
Manufacturers Research Area |
Cancer, Signal Transduction, Kinase, Serine threonine kinases, ErbB-HER Signaling Pathway, MAPK-JNK Signaling Pathway, ATM Signaling Pathway, Cell Biology Developmental Biology, Apoptosis, Mitochondrial Control of Apoptosis, Inhibition of Apoptosis, Death Receptor Signaling Pathway, TGF-b-Smad Signaling Pathway, Endocrine Metabolism, Insulin Receptor Signaling Pathway, Immunology Inflammation, B Cell Receptor Signaling Pathway, T Cell Receptor Signaling Pathway, NF-kB Signaling Pathway, Toll-like Receptor Signaling Pathway, Cell Intrinsic Innate Immunity Signaling Pathway, TLR Signaling, Neuroscience, Neurodegenerative Diseases, Dopamine Signaling in Parkinson's Disease |