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MAP2K1

mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase 1

Encodes MEK1, a dual-specificity kinase that phosphorylates and activates ERK1 and ERK2.

NCBI GENE IDENTIFIER5604View source record ↗

Overview

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MAP2K1 is a gene that carries instructions for making a protein involved in cell communication.

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OrganismHomo sapiens

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ProteinMEK1 (MAP2K1)encodes
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MAP2K1 · GeneENCODES →MEK1 (MAP2K1) · Protein

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databaseMAP2K1 (5604)NCBI Gene
Research Claims

NCBI Gene identifies human MAP2K1 as mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase 1 (Gene ID 5604).