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| Gene Symbol | DUSP2 |
| Protein Type | Phosphatase |
| Function | is a member of the dual-specificity phosphatase family that dephosphorylates both tyrosine and threonine residues on MAP kinases. |
| Primary Expression | immune cells and has been increasingly studied for its role in neuroinflammatory and neurodegenerative processes [1][2] |
| Amino Acids | 189 aa |
| Pathways | MAPK signaling, MAPK, NF-κB |
| Ensembl ID | ENSG00000158050 |
| GeneCards | DUSP2 |
| Human Protein Atlas | DUSP2 |
| Associated Diseases | ALS, Alzheimer, dementia |
| Interactions | CANCER, ERK, HDAC, HDAC1, MMP2 |
| KG Connections | 16 knowledge graph edges |
| Databases | GeneCardsUniProtNCBI GeneHPASTRING |
Knowledge base pages for this entity
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DUSP2["DUSP2"]
Carcinoma{"Carcinoma"}
DUSP2 -->|"activates"| Carcinoma
Cancer{"Cancer"}
DUSP2 -->|"activates"| Cancer
Als{"Als"}
DUSP2 -->|"activates"| Als
ERK["ERK"]
DUSP2 -->|"activates"| ERK
HDAC1["HDAC1"]
DUSP2 -->|"activates"| HDAC1
CANCER["CANCER"]
DUSP2 -->|"activates"| CANCER
HDAC["HDAC"]
DUSP2 -->|"activates"| HDAC
AND["AND"]
AND -->|"activates"| DUSP2
MMP2["MMP2"]
MMP2 -->|"activates"| DUSP2
GENES["GENES"]
DUSP2 -->|"co_discussed"| GENES
NEURON["NEURON"]
DUSP2 -->|"co_discussed"| NEURON
VAMP3["VAMP3"]
DUSP2 -->|"co_discussed"| VAMP3
neurodegeneration["neurodegeneration"]
DUSP2 -->|"implicated_in"| neurodegeneration| Target | Relation | Type | Str |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carcinoma | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| Cancer | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| Als | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| ERK | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| CANCER | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| HDAC | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| ALS | associated_with | disease | 0.60 |
| dementia | associated_with | disease | 0.60 |
| Alzheimer | associated_with | disease | 0.60 |
| HDAC1 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| neurodegeneration | targets | disease | 0.60 |
| neuroinflammation | targets | disease | 0.60 |
| VAMP3 | co_discussed | gene | 0.50 |
| GENES | co_discussed | gene | 0.50 |
| NEURON | co_discussed | gene | 0.50 |
| Source | Relation | Type | Str |
|---|---|---|---|
| MMP2 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
Hypotheses where this entity is a therapeutic target
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Scientific analyses that reference this entity
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Experimental studies targeting or related to this entity
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Scientific publications cited in analyses involving this entity
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Hypotheses and analyses mentioning DUSP2 in their description or question text
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