Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 8

**Definition:** A c-jun amino-terminal kinase that is activated by environmental stress and pro-inflammatory cytokines. Several isoforms of the protein with molecular sizes of 43 and 48 KD exist due to multiple ALTERNATIVE SPLICING.

**Tree numbers:** - D08.811.913.696.620.682.700.567.374.500 - D12.776.476.563.567.374.500

**Synonyms:** - c-jun Kinase-1 - SAP Kinase-1 - Stress-Activated Protein Kinase JNK1 - c-jun N-Terminal Kinase 1 - MAPK8 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase - JNK1 Kinase - SAPK1 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase - Stress-Activated Protein Kinase 1 - Stress-Activated Protein Kinase gamma