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Facts about Mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase kinase 4.
Specifically phosphorylates and activates MAP2K4 and MAP2K6. .
Human | |
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Gene Name: | MAP3K4 |
Uniprot: | Q9Y6R4 |
Entrez: | 4216 |
Belongs to: |
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protein kinase superfamily |
EC 2.7.11.25; FLJ42439; MAPKKK4yeast, homolog of; MEKK 4; mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase kinase 4
Mass (kDA):
181.685 kDA
Human | |
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Location: | 6q26 |
Sequence: | 6; NC_000006.12 (160991521..161117385) |
Expressed at high levels in heart, placenta, skeletal muscle and pancreas, and at lower levels in other tissues.
Cytoplasm, perinuclear region. Localized in perinuclear vesicular-like structures, probably Golgi-associated vesicles.
PMID: 9305639 by Takekawa M., et al. A human homolog of the yeast Ssk2/Ssk22 MAP kinase kinase kinases, MTK1, mediates stress-induced activation of the p38 and JNK pathways.
PMID: 12052864 by Mita H., et al. Regulation of MTK1/MEKK4 kinase activity by its N-terminal autoinhibitory domain and GADD45 binding.