FEATURES

FAMILY

DESCRIPTION

Also known as MK06_HUMAN, MAPK6, ERK3, PRKM6. Atypical MAPK protein. Phosphorylates microtubule-associated protein 2 (MAP2) and MAPKAPK5. The precise role of the complex formed with MAPKAPK5 is still unclear, but the complex follows a complex set of phosphorylation events: upon interaction with atypical MAPKAPK5, ERK3/MAPK6 is phosphorylated at Ser-189 and then mediates phosphorylation and activation of MAPKAPK5, which in turn phosphorylates ERK3/MAPK6. May promote entry in the cell cycle (By similarity). Heterodimer with ERK4/MAPK4. Interacts with (via FRIEDE motif) MAPKAPK5 (By similarity). Interacts with UBE3A; this interaction may be indirect and mediated by HERC2, possibly via HERC2 interaction with NEURL4.

EXTERNAL LINKS

MAPK6

Mitogen-activated protein kinase 6

MAPK6

Molecular Synopsis