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Structural highlights

Function

MP2K5_HUMAN Acts as a scaffold for the formation of a ternary MAP3K2/MAP3K3-MAP3K5-MAPK7 signaling complex. Activation of this pathway appears to play a critical role in protecting cells from stress-induced apoptosis, neuronal survival and cardiac development and angiogenesis.^{[1] [2]}

See Also

• Mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase 3D structures
• Mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase kinase

References

1. ↑ Zhou G, Bao ZQ, Dixon JE. Components of a new human protein kinase signal transduction pathway. J Biol Chem. 1995 May 26;270(21):12665-9. PMID:7759517
2. ↑ Kato Y, Kravchenko VV, Tapping RI, Han J, Ulevitch RJ, Lee JD. BMK1/ERK5 regulates serum-induced early gene expression through transcription factor MEF2C. EMBO J. 1997 Dec 1;16(23):7054-66. PMID:9384584 doi:10.1093/emboj/16.23.7054