Gene Gene information from NCBI Gene database.
Entrez ID 5606
Gene name Mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase 3
Gene symbol MAP2K3
Synonyms (NCBI Gene)
MAPKK3MEK3MKK3PRKMK3SAPKK-2SAPKK2
Chromosome 17
Chromosome location 17p11.2
Summary The protein encoded by this gene is a dual specificity protein kinase that belongs to the MAP kinase kinase family. This kinase is activated by mitogenic and environmental stress, and participates in the MAP kinase-mediated signaling cascade. It phosphory
miRNA miRNA information provided by mirtarbase database.
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miRTarBase ID miRNA Experiments Reference
MIRT005426 hsa-miR-214-3p GFP reporter assayMicroarrayqRT-PCRWestern blot 19859982
MIRT005426 hsa-miR-214-3p GFP reporter assayMicroarrayqRT-PCRWestern blot 19859982
MIRT006772 hsa-miR-20a-5p Luciferase reporter assay 22696064
MIRT006772 hsa-miR-20a-5p Luciferase reporter assay 22696064
MIRT006772 hsa-miR-20a-5p Luciferase reporter assay 22696064
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:0001817 Process Regulation of cytokine production IEA
GO:0002931 Process Response to ischemia IEA
Other IDs Other IDs provides unique identifiers for this gene in OMIM, HGNC, and Ensembl databases.
MIM HGNC e!Ensembl
602315 6843 ENSG00000034152
Protein Protein information from UniProt database.
UniProt ID Unique identifier for the protein in the UniProt database. Click to view detailed protein information.
P46734
Protein name Dual specificity mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase 3 (MAP kinase kinase 3) (MAPKK 3) (EC 2.7.12.2) (MAPK/ERK kinase 3) (MEK 3) (Stress-activated protein kinase kinase 2) (SAPK kinase 2) (SAPKK-2) (SAPKK2)
Protein function Dual specificity kinase. Is activated by cytokines and environmental stress in vivo. Catalyzes the concomitant phosphorylation of a threonine and a tyrosine residue in the MAP kinase p38. Part of a signaling cascade that begins with the activati
Family and domains

Pfam

Accession ID Position in sequence Description Type
PF00069 Pkinase 64 325 Protein kinase domain Domain
Tissue specificity TISSUE SPECIFICITY: Abundant expression is seen in the skeletal muscle. It is also widely expressed in other tissues.
Sequence
Sequence length 347
Interactions View interactions
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)
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
ALZHEIMER DISEASE GWAS catalog
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
COLORECTAL CANCER GWAS catalog
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
MAJOR DEPRESSIVE DISORDER GWAS catalog
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
MAP2K3-related disorder Uncertain significance 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
Acute pancreatitis Pancreatitis BEFREE 31402118
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Adenocarcinoma of lung (disorder) Lung adenocarcinoma BEFREE 17980147
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Arthritis Arthritis BEFREE 22488549
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Arthritis Rheumatoid Rheumatoid arthritis Pubtator 14695331, 14730602, 33483588 Associate
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Asthma Asthma BEFREE 24480516
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Autistic Disorder Autism Pubtator 18378158 Associate
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Brain Diseases Brain disease Pubtator 18378158 Associate
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Breast Carcinoma Breast Carcinoma BEFREE 24233520
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Breast Neoplasms Breast neoplasm Pubtator 12377770, 15677464, 19245689, 32873298 Associate
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Carcinogenesis Carcinogenesis Pubtator 24112539 Associate
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only