Serine/threonine-protein kinase TAO2 is an
enzyme
Enzymes () are proteins that act as biological catalysts by accelerating chemical reactions. The molecules upon which enzymes may act are called substrates, and the enzyme converts the substrates into different molecules known as products. A ...
that in humans is encoded by the ''TAOK2''
gene
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.
Interactions
TAOK2 has been shown to
interact
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with
MAP2K6
Dual specificity mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase 6 also known as MAP kinase kinase 6 (MAPKK 6) or MAPK/ERK kinase 6 is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the ''MAP2K6'' gene, on chromosome 17.
Function
MAPKK 6 is a member of the d ...
and
MAP2K3
Dual specificity mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase 3 is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the ''MAP2K3'' gene.
The protein encoded by this gene is a dual specificity protein kinase that belongs to the MAP kinase kinase family. This k ...
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* {{cite journal , vauthors = Scharrenberg R, Richter M, Johanns O, Meka DP, Rücker T, Murtaza N, Lindenmaier Z, Ellegood J, Naumann A, Zhao B, Schwanke B, Sedlacik J, Fiehler J, Hanganu-Opatz IL, Lerch JP, Singh KK, de Anda FC , display-authors = 6 , title = TAOK2 rescues autism-linked developmental deficits in a 16p11.2 microdeletion mouse model , journal = Molecular Psychiatry , volume = , issue = , date = September 2022 , pmid = 36123424 , pmc = , doi = 10.1038/s41380-022-01785-3 , s2cid = 252382956