FEATURES

FAMILY

DESCRIPTION

Also known as MP2K2_HUMAN, MAP2K2, MEK2, MKK2, PRKMK2. Catalyzes the concomitant phosphorylation of a threonine and a tyrosine residue in a Thr-Glu-Tyr sequence located in MAP kinases. Activates the ERK1 and ERK2 MAP kinases (By similarity). Activates BRAF in a KSR1 or KSR2-dependent manner; by binding to KSR1 or KSR2 releases the inhibitory intramolecular interaction between KSR1 or KSR2 protein kinase and N-terminal domains which promotes KSR1 or KSR2-BRAF dimerization and BRAF activation (PubMed:29433126). Interacts with MORG1 (By similarity). Interacts with SGK1 (PubMed:19447520). Interacts with KSR1 (PubMed:10409742). Interacts with KSR1 and BRAF; the interaction with KSR1 mediates KSR1-BRAF dimerization (PubMed:29433126). Interacts with GLS (PubMed:22538822).

EXTERNAL LINKS

MAP2K2

Dual specificity mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase 2

MAP2K2

Molecular Synopsis