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| Gene Symbol | MAP2K6 |
| Protein Type | Kinase |
| Function | MAP2K6 is a member of the MAP kinase kinase family that functions as a specific activator of p38 MAP kinases. |
| Pathways | MAPK signaling, MAPK pathway, MAPK |
| Ensembl ID | ENSG00000171540 |
| GeneCards | MAP2K6 |
| Human Protein Atlas | MAP2K6 |
| Stress Response | Activation by cellular stresses including oxidative stress, UV radiation, and inflammatory cytokines [@rouse1994] |
| Inflammation | Regulation of pro-inflammatory cytokine production including TNF-α, IL-1β, and IL-6 [@kumar2003] |
| Cell Cycle | Control of cell cycle progression and proliferation |
| [Apoptosis](/entities/apoptosis) | Context-dependent regulation of cell survival and death pathways [@ferrer2001] |
| Cytoskeleton | Modulation of actin dynamics and cell morphology |
| Tau Pathology | p38-mediated phosphorylation of tau protein at multiple sites associated with neurofibrillary tangle formation [@munoz2010] |
| Amyloid-Beta Toxicity | p38 activation contributes to neuronal dysfunction in response to amyloid-beta accumulation [@zhang2019] |
| Neuroinflammation | Glial p38 signaling contributes to dopaminergic neuron loss [^11] |
| Associated Diseases | neurodegeneration |
| Databases | GeneCardsUniProtNCBI GeneHPASTRING |
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MAP2K6["MAP2K6"]
neurodegeneration["neurodegeneration"]
MAP2K6 -->|"implicated_in"| neurodegeneration
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