Gene Gene information from NCBI Gene database.
Entrez ID 5604
Gene name Mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase 1
Gene symbol MAP2K1
Synonyms (NCBI Gene)
CFC3MAPKK1MEK1MELMKK1PRKMK1
Chromosome 15
Chromosome location 15q22.31
Summary 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 poin
SNPs SNP information provided by dbSNP.
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SNP ID Visualize variation Clinical significance Consequence
rs121908594 T>C Pathogenic Missense variant, genic upstream transcript variant, coding sequence variant
rs121908595 A>G Pathogenic Missense variant, genic upstream transcript variant, coding sequence variant
rs121908596 G>A,T Likely-pathogenic, pathogenic-likely-pathogenic, pathogenic Missense variant, genic upstream transcript variant, coding sequence variant
rs397516789 C>T Likely-pathogenic Coding sequence variant, missense variant, genic upstream transcript variant
rs397516790 A>C,G Likely-pathogenic Coding sequence variant, missense variant, genic upstream transcript variant
miRNA miRNA information provided by mirtarbase database.
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miRTarBase ID miRNA Experiments Reference
MIRT004483 hsa-miR-34a-5p qRT-PCRLuciferase reporter assayWestern blotNorthern blot 20299489
MIRT003226 hsa-miR-424-5p Luciferase reporter assay 20065103
MIRT003226 hsa-miR-424-5p ImmunohistochemistryqRT-PCRWestern blot 21179471
MIRT007165 hsa-miR-497-5p Luciferase reporter assayqRT-PCRWestern blot 23092882
MIRT007165 hsa-miR-497-5p Luciferase reporter assayqRT-PCRWestern blot 23092882
Gene ontology (GO) Gene Ontology (GO) annotations describing the biological processes, molecular functions, and cellular components associated with a gene.
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GO ID Ontology Definition Evidence Reference
GO:0000165 Process MAPK cascade IBA
GO:0000165 Process MAPK cascade IEA
GO:0000166 Function Nucleotide binding IEA
GO:0003056 Process Regulation of vascular associated smooth muscle contraction IEA
GO:0004672 Function Protein kinase activity IEA
Other IDs Other IDs provides unique identifiers for this gene in OMIM, HGNC, and Ensembl databases.
MIM HGNC e!Ensembl
176872 6840 ENSG00000169032
Protein Protein information from UniProt database.
UniProt ID Unique identifier for the protein in the UniProt database. Click to view detailed protein information.
Q02750
Protein name Dual specificity mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase 1 (MAP kinase kinase 1) (MAPKK 1) (MKK1) (EC 2.7.12.2) (ERK activator kinase 1) (MAPK/ERK kinase 1) (MEK 1)
Protein function 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 RAS and
PDB 1S9J , 2P55 , 3DV3 , 3DY7 , 3E8N , 3EQB , 3EQC , 3EQD , 3EQF , 3EQG , 3EQH , 3EQI , 3MBL , 3ORN , 3OS3 , 3PP1 , 3SLS , 3V01 , 3V04 , 3VVH , 3W8Q , 3WIG , 3ZLS , 3ZLW , 3ZLX , 3ZLY , 3ZM4 , 4AN2 , 4AN3 , 4AN9 , 4ANB , 4ARK , 4LMN , 4MNE , 4U7Z , 4U80 , 4U81 , 5BX0 , 5EYM , 5HZE , 5YT3 , 6NYB , 6PP9 , 6Q0J , 6Q0T , 6U2G , 6V2W , 6X2P , 6X2S , 6X2X , 7B3M
Family and domains

Pfam

Accession ID Position in sequence Description Type
PF00069 Pkinase 68 361 Protein kinase domain Domain
Tissue specificity TISSUE SPECIFICITY: Widely expressed, with extremely low levels in brain. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:1281467}.
Sequence
Sequence length 393
Interactions View interactions
Pathways Pathway information has different metabolic/signaling pathways associated with genes.
  KEGG  Reactome
  EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitor resistance
Endocrine resistance
MAPK signaling pathway
ErbB signaling pathway
Ras signaling pathway
Rap1 signaling pathway
cGMP-PKG signaling pathway
cAMP signaling pathway
Chemokine signaling pathway
HIF-1 signaling pathway
FoxO signaling pathway
Sphingolipid signaling pathway
Phospholipase D signaling pathway
Oocyte meiosis
Autophagy - animal
Efferocytosis
mTOR signaling pathway
PI3K-Akt signaling pathway
Apoptosis
Cellular senescence
Vascular smooth muscle contraction
VEGF signaling pathway
Apelin signaling pathway
Osteoclast differentiation
Focal adhesion
Gap junction
Signaling pathways regulating pluripotency of stem cells
Neutrophil extracellular trap formation
Toll-like receptor signaling pathway
Natural killer cell mediated cytotoxicity
T cell receptor signaling pathway
B cell receptor signaling pathway
Fc epsilon RI signaling pathway
Fc gamma R-mediated phagocytosis
TNF signaling pathway
Long-term potentiation
Neurotrophin signaling pathway
Cholinergic synapse
Serotonergic synapse
Long-term depression
Regulation of actin cytoskeleton
Insulin signaling pathway
GnRH signaling pathway
Progesterone-mediated oocyte maturation
Estrogen signaling pathway
Melanogenesis
Prolactin signaling pathway
Thyroid hormone signaling pathway
Oxytocin signaling pathway
Relaxin signaling pathway
Parathyroid hormone synthesis, secretion and action
GnRH secretion
Cushing syndrome
Growth hormone synthesis, secretion and action
Alzheimer disease
Pathways of neurodegeneration - multiple diseases
Alcoholism
Salmonella infection
Yersinia infection
Hepatitis C
Hepatitis B
Human cytomegalovirus infection
Influenza A
Human papillomavirus infection
Human T-cell leukemia virus 1 infection
Kaposi sarcoma-associated herpesvirus infection
Human immunodeficiency virus 1 infection
Pathways in cancer
Proteoglycans in cancer
MicroRNAs in cancer
Chemical carcinogenesis - receptor activation
Chemical carcinogenesis - reactive oxygen species
Colorectal cancer
Renal cell carcinoma
Pancreatic cancer
Endometrial cancer
Glioma
Prostate cancer
Thyroid cancer
Melanoma
Bladder cancer
Chronic myeloid leukemia
Acute myeloid leukemia
Non-small cell lung cancer
Breast cancer
Hepatocellular carcinoma
Gastric cancer
Central carbon metabolism in cancer
Choline metabolism in cancer
PD-L1 expression and PD-1 checkpoint pathway in cancer
  MAPK3 (ERK1) activation
Frs2-mediated activation
Signal transduction by L1
Uptake and function of anthrax toxins
RAF activation
MAP2K and MAPK activation
Negative feedback regulation of MAPK pathway
Signaling by moderate kinase activity BRAF mutants
Signaling by high-kinase activity BRAF mutants
Signaling by BRAF and RAF fusions
Paradoxical activation of RAF signaling by kinase inactive BRAF
Signaling downstream of RAS mutants
Associated diseases Disease associations from ClinVar (causal & non-causal) and other databases (OMIM, Orphanet, GWAS, etc.).
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Evidence Score: ★☆☆☆☆  Gene-disease association found in Text Mining only ★★☆☆☆  Found in Text Mining and Unknown/Other Associations ★★★☆☆  Reported in Unknown/Other Associations across ≥2 Sources ★★★★☆  ClinVar: Pathogenic/Likely Pathogenic (<5 Variants) ★★★★★  ClinVar: Pathogenic/Likely Pathogenic (≥5 Variants)
Causal Diseases associated with Pathogenic or Likely Pathogenic variants in ClinVar
Phenotype Name Clinical Significance dbSNP ID RCV Accession Evidence Score
Arteriovenous malformation Pathogenic rs869025608 RCV005251535
★★★★☆
ClinVar: Pathogenic / Likely Pathogenic (<5 Variants)
Autism spectrum disorder Pathogenic rs727504317 RCV000754677
★★★★☆
ClinVar: Pathogenic / Likely Pathogenic (<5 Variants)
Cardio-facio-cutaneous syndrome Likely pathogenic; Pathogenic rs869025608, rs121908594, rs121908595, rs121908596, rs397516792, rs397516793, rs397516790, rs727504317, rs397516791, rs1595860875 RCV000208748
RCV000520164
RCV000208757
RCV000211725
RCV000037595
View all (5 more)
★★★★★
ClinVar: Pathogenic / Likely Pathogenic (≥5 Variants)
Cardiofaciocutaneous syndrome 1 Pathogenic rs121908595, rs727504317 RCV005859462
RCV004760352
★★★★☆
ClinVar: Pathogenic / Likely Pathogenic (<5 Variants)
Unknown / Other Associations ClinVar entries with uncertain/conflicting evidence, and associations from other databases (OMIM, Orphanet, GWAS, etc.) where the gene is not established as causal.
Phenotype Name Clinical Significance Source Evidence Score
AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDERS Disgenet
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
BRAIN ISCHEMIA CTD, Disgenet
CTD, Disgenet
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
CARDIOFACIOCUTANEOUS SYNDROME CTD, ClinGen, Orphanet
CTD, ClinGen, Orphanet
CTD, ClinGen, Orphanet
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
Cervical cancer - ClinVar
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
Associations from Text Mining Disease associations identified through text mining
Disease Name Disease (Merged) Source PMID Relationship Type Evidence Score
Acquired cubitus valgus Cubitus valgus HPO_DG
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Acquired Kyphoscoliosis Acquired Kyphoscoliosis HPO_DG
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Acute lymphocytic leukemia Lymphocytic Leukemia BEFREE 25253770, 26855057
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia Promyelocytic Leukemia LHGDN 15538402
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia Promyelocytic Leukemia BEFREE 29917183
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Adenocarcinoma Adenocarcinoma BEFREE 11585739
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Adenocarcinoma Adenocarcinoma LHGDN 18632602
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Adenocarcinoma of large intestine Colorectal Cancer CGI_DG
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Adenocarcinoma of lung (disorder) Lung adenocarcinoma BEFREE 18632602, 22135231, 25351745, 27151654, 31685806
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Adenocarcinoma of lung (disorder) Lung adenocarcinoma CTD_human_DG 22135231
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only