MAPK12


Mitogen-activated protein kinase 12, also known as extracellular signal-regulated kinase 6 or stress-activated protein kinase 3, is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the MAPK12 gene.

Function

Activation of members of the mitogen-activated protein kinase family is a major mechanism for transduction of extracellular signals. Stress-activated protein kinases are one subclass of MAP kinases. The protein encoded by this gene functions as a signal transducer during differentiation of myoblasts to myotubes.