Mapk1 Gene Summary [Mouse]

Enables several functions, including identical protein binding activity; phosphotyrosine residue binding activity; and protein serine/threonine kinase activity. Involved in several processes, including cell surface receptor protein tyrosine kinase signaling pathway; nervous system development; and protein phosphorylation. Acts upstream of or within several processes, including cell surface receptor signaling pathway; embryonic organ development; and respiratory system development. Located in several cellular components, including cytosol; mitochondrion; and pseudopodium. Is expressed in several structures, including alimentary system; early conceptus; genitourinary system; nervous system; and sensory organ. Used to study Weissenbacher-Zweymuller syndrome; autism spectrum disorder; and velocardiofacial syndrome. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in several diseases, including Noonan syndrome 13; Parkinson's disease; adenocarcinoma (multiple); pulmonary hypertension; and renal cell carcinoma. Orthologous to human MAPK1 (mitogen-activated protein kinase 1). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Jul 2025]

Details

Type
Protein Coding
Official Symbol
Mapk1
Official Name
mitogen-activated protein kinase 1 [Source:MGI Symbol;Acc:MGI:1346858]
Ensembl ID
ENSMUSG00000063358
Bio databases IDs NCBI: 26413 Ensembl: ENSMUSG00000063358
Aliases mitogen-activated protein kinase 1
Synonyms 9030612K14Rik, ERK, ERK-2, ERK42, ERT1, Mapk1,2, MAPK2, Mapk p42, mitogen-activated protein kinase 1, MITOGEN ACTIVATED protein KINASE 2, NS13, p38, p40, p40 HERAK, p41, p41mapk, P42, p42 Erk, P42MAPK, PRKM1, PRKM2
Species
Mouse, Mus musculus
OrthologiesHumanRat

Protein Domains

A protein domain is a distinct structural or functional region within a protein that can evolve, function, and exist independently of the rest of the protein chain. These domains in mouse Mapk1 often fold into stable, three-dimensional structures and are associated with specific biological functions, such as binding to DNA, other proteins, or small molecules.
  • activation lip domain
  • protein serine/threonine kinase
  • protein kinase
  • Kinase regulatory loop binding domain
  • ATP binding
  • common docking domain
  • Protein kinase domain
  • identical protein binding
  • docking domain
  • MAP kinase
  • alcohol group acceptor phosphotransferase
  • MAP kinase site
  • phosphatase binding
  • insert domain
  • [RNA-polymerase]-subunit kinase
  • subdomain of kinase domain
  • protein kinase binding
  • catalytic domain
  • phosphotyrosine binding
  • dual-specificity motif
  • protein binding
  • phosphorylation site
  • kinase
  • Serine/Threonine protein kinases, catalytic domain
  • kinase domain
  • Protein Kinases, catalytic domain
  • double-stranded DNA binding
  • cytoplasmic localization sequence
  • folding domain

Top Findings

The most significant associations for this gene, including commonly observed domains, pathway involvement, and functional highlights based on current data.
disease
  • liver neoplasia
  • benign neoplasia
  • metastasis
  • cutaneous melanoma
  • BRAF V600 mutation positive cutaneous melanoma
  • stage IV cutaneous melanoma
  • multisystem Langerhans cell histiocytosis
  • Noonan syndrome type 13
  • metastatic melanoma
  • metastatic cutaneous melanoma
regulated by
regulates
role in cell
  • expression in
  • invasiveness
  • apoptosis
  • phosphorylation in
  • signaling in
  • growth
  • downregulation in
  • activation in
  • survival
  • tyrosine phosphorylation in

Subcellular Expression

Locations within the cell where the protein is known or predicted to be active, providing insight into its function and cellular context.
  • Cytoplasm
  • microtubule fractions
  • nuclear fraction
  • raft fractions
  • caveolae fraction
  • soluble fraction
  • membrane fraction
  • microtubule cytoskeleton
  • ficolin-1-rich granule lumen
  • azurophil granule lumen
  • cytoskeleton
  • cilia
  • Extracellular Space
  • cell periphery
  • perinuclear region
  • cellular membrane
  • focal adhesions
  • Nucleus
  • Plasma Membrane
  • basal bodies
  • Golgi Apparatus
  • Mitochondria
  • midbody
  • asters
  • cytosol
  • endoplasmic reticulum lumen
  • apical membrane
  • caveolae
  • nucleoplasm
  • spindle pole
  • growth cone
  • Z line
  • early endosomes
  • late endosomes
  • pseudopodia
  • PML nuclear bodies
  • mitotic spindle
  • kinetochores
  • perikaryon
  • axons
  • dendrites
  • postsynaptic density
  • cytoskeletal fraction
  • cytoplasmic fraction
  • cytosolic fraction

Gene Ontology Annotations

Describes the biological processes, cellular components, and molecular functions associated with the mouse Mapk1 gene, providing context for its role in the cell.

Biological Process

Functions and activities the gene product is involved in
  • response to epidermal growth factor stimulus
  • trachea formation
  • cellular response to amino acid starvation
  • face development
  • regulation of Golgi inheritance
  • learning or memory
  • caveolin-mediated endocytosis
  • apoptotic process
  • long-term synaptic potentiation
  • intracellular signal transduction
  • stress-activated MAPK cascade
  • insulin-like growth factor receptor signaling pathway
  • synaptic transmission
  • response to DNA damage stimulus
  • positive regulation of telomerase activity
  • labyrinthine layer blood vessel development
  • regulation of cytoskeleton organization
  • progesterone receptor signaling pathway
  • regulation of stress-activated MAPK cascade
  • lipopolysaccharide-mediated signaling pathway
  • peptidyl-serine phosphorylation
  • cellular response to reactive oxygen species
  • peptidyl-threonine phosphorylation
  • regulation of early endosome to late endosome transport
  • cytosine metabolic process
  • Schwann cell development
  • insulin receptor signaling pathway
  • Bergmann glial cell differentiation
  • ERBB2-ERBB3 signaling pathway
  • outer ear morphogenesis
  • myelination
  • protein phosphorylation
  • steroid hormone mediated signaling pathway
  • lung morphogenesis
  • thymus development
  • chemotaxis
  • negative regulation of cell differentiation
  • response to exogenous dsRNA
  • positive regulation of macrophage chemotaxis
  • cellular response to cadmium ion
  • mammary gland epithelial cell proliferation
  • cellular response to tumor necrosis factor
  • androgen receptor signaling pathway
  • regulation of cellular pH
  • T cell receptor signaling pathway
  • B cell receptor signaling pathway
  • ERBB signaling pathway
  • signal transduction
  • cardiac neural crest cell development involved in heart development
  • cell surface receptor signaling pathway
  • response to nicotine
  • regulation of transcription from RNA polymerase II promoter
  • ERK1 and ERK2 cascade
  • thyroid gland development
  • regulation of protein stability
  • positive regulation of telomere maintenance via telomerase
  • positive regulation of peptidyl-threonine phosphorylation
  • regulation of ossification

Cellular Component

Where in the cell the gene product is active
  • late endosome
  • Golgi apparatus
  • synapse
  • extracellular region
  • plasma membrane
  • nucleoplasm
  • endoplasmic reticulum lumen
  • nucleus
  • caveola
  • early endosome
  • centrosome
  • cytoskeleton
  • focal adhesion
  • mitotic spindle
  • cytoplasm
  • mitochondrion
  • cytosol
  • pseudopodium
  • azurophil granule lumen

Molecular Function

What the gene product does at the molecular level
  • phosphotyrosine binding
  • phosphatase binding
  • DNA binding
  • ATP binding
  • identical protein binding
  • protein binding
  • RNA polymerase II carboxy-terminal domain kinase activity
  • MAP kinase activity
  • protein serine/threonine kinase activity

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