Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 8

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

**Definition:** Mitogen-activated protein kinase 8 (427 aa, ~48 kDa) is encoded by the human MAPK8 gene. This protein plays a role in serine/threonine phosphorylation, apoptosis and toll-like receptor signaling.

**Synonyms:** - EC 2.7.11.24 - JN Kinase - JNK1 Protein - MAP Kinase 8 - MAPK 8 - MAPK8 - SAPK/JNK - SAPK1 - SAPK1/JNK - SAPK1c - Stress-Activated Protein Kinase 1 - Stress-Activated Protein Kinase 1c - Stress-Activated Protein Kinase JNK1 - c-JUN N-Terminal Kinase