Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 1

**Semantic type:** Amino Acid, Peptide, or Protein|Enzyme

**Definition:** Mitogen-activated protein kinase 1 (390 aa, ~41 kDa) is encoded by the human MAPK1 gene. This protein plays a role in cell cycle regulation, signal transduction, transcriptional regulation and serine/threonine phosphorylation.

**Synonyms:** - EC 2.7.11.24 - ERK-2 - ERT1 - Extracellular Signal-Regulated Kinase 2 - MAP Kinase 1 - MAP Kinase 2 - MAP Kinase Isoform p42 - MAPK 1 - MAPK 2 - MAPK1 - Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 2 - PRKM1 - p42-MAPK - p42MAPK