Mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase kinase kinase 5 is an
enzyme
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that in humans is encoded by the ''MAP4K5''
gene
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This gene encodes a member of the serine/threonine protein kinase family, that is highly similar to yeast SPS1/STE20 kinase. Yeast SPS1/STE20 functions near the beginning of the MAP kinase signal cascades that is essential for yeast pheromone response. This kinase was shown to activate Jun kinase in mammalian cells, which suggested a role in stress response. Two alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding the same protein have been described for this gene.
Interactions
MAP4K5 has been shown to
interact
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with
CRKL
Crk-like protein is a protein that in humans is encoded by the CRKL gene.
Function
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and
TRAF2
TNF receptor-associated factor 2 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the ''TRAF2'' gene.
Function
The protein encoded by this gene is a member of the TNF receptor associated factor (TRAF) protein family. TRAF proteins associate with, an ...
.
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