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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 Pathway Reactome Pathway
EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitor resistance MAPK3 (ERK1) activation
Endocrine resistance Frs2-mediated activation
MAPK signaling pathway Signal transduction by L1
ErbB signaling pathway Uptake and function of anthrax toxins
Ras signaling pathway RAF activation
Rap1 signaling pathway MAP2K and MAPK activation
cGMP-PKG signaling pathway Negative feedback regulation of MAPK pathway
cAMP signaling pathway Signaling by moderate kinase activity BRAF mutants
Chemokine signaling pathway Signaling by high-kinase activity BRAF mutants
HIF-1 signaling pathway Signaling by BRAF and RAF fusions
FoxO signaling pathway Paradoxical activation of RAF signaling by kinase inactive BRAF
Sphingolipid signaling pathway Signaling downstream of RAS mutants
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  
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
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Phenotype Name Clinical Significance dbSNP ID RCV Accession Evidence Score
Arteriovenous malformation Pathogenic rs869025608 RCV005251535
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ClinVar: Pathogenic / Likely Pathogenic (<5 Variants)
Autism spectrum disorder Pathogenic rs727504317 RCV000754677
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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
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ClinVar: Pathogenic / Likely Pathogenic (≥5 Variants)
Cardiofaciocutaneous syndrome 1 Pathogenic rs121908595, rs727504317 RCV005859462
RCV004760352
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ClinVar: Pathogenic / Likely Pathogenic (<5 Variants)
Cardiofaciocutaneous syndrome 3 Pathogenic; Likely pathogenic rs121908596, rs1265809314, rs1057519733, rs1057519732, rs797044593, rs869025339, rs876657651, rs727504819, rs1326401609, rs121908594, rs121908595, rs1057519805, rs397516792, rs727504317, rs397516793 RCV001724794
RCV001730035
RCV001795582
RCV002267695
RCV000192194
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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.
Show/Hide Unknown Diseases (30)
Phenotype Name Clinical Significance Source Reference Evidence Score
AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDERS — Disgenet —
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Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
BRAIN ISCHEMIA — CTD, Disgenet
CTD, Disgenet
17901229
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Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
CARDIOFACIOCUTANEOUS SYNDROME — CTD, ClinGen, Orphanet
CTD, ClinGen, Orphanet
CTD, ClinGen, Orphanet
16439621, 16439621, 17703371, 16825433, 17551924, 17981815, 18413255, 19156172, 20301365, 23875798, 25049390
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Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
Cervical cancer - ClinVar —
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Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
CONGENITAL ARTERIOVENOUS MALFORMATION — Disgenet —
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Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
Associations from Text Mining Disease associations identified through text mining
Show/Hide Text Mining Associations (394)
Disease Name Disease (Merged) Source PMID Relationship Type Evidence Score
Acquired cubitus valgus Cubitus valgus HPO_DG
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Found in Text Mining only
Acquired Kyphoscoliosis Acquired Kyphoscoliosis HPO_DG
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Found in Text Mining only
Acute lymphocytic leukemia Lymphocytic Leukemia BEFREE 25253770, 26855057
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Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia Promyelocytic Leukemia LHGDN 15538402
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Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia Promyelocytic Leukemia BEFREE 29917183
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Adenocarcinoma Adenocarcinoma BEFREE 11585739
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Adenocarcinoma Adenocarcinoma LHGDN 18632602
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Adenocarcinoma of large intestine Colorectal Cancer CGI_DG
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Adenocarcinoma of lung (disorder) Lung adenocarcinoma BEFREE 18632602, 22135231, 25351745, 27151654, 31685806
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Adenocarcinoma of lung (disorder) Lung adenocarcinoma CTD_human_DG 22135231
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