| Gene Symbol | MEK2 |
| Aliases | MAP2K2 |
| Chromosome | 19p13.3 |
| Protein Family | MEK dual-specificity kinases |
| Protein Type | Kinase |
| Function | Active MEK2 then phosphorylates ERK1 (MAPK1/MAPK3) at specific threonine and tyrosine residues (T202/Y204 for ERK1, T185/Y187 for ERK2), enabling ERK to phosphorylate numerous downstream targets[@mapk |
| Molecular Weight | 44.2 kDa |
| Amino Acids | 400 aa |
| Pathways | MAPK, MAPK signaling |
| UniProt ID | [P36507](https://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/P36507) |
| GeneCards | MEK2 |
| Human Protein Atlas | MEK2 |
| Associated Diseases | neurodegeneration |
| Databases | GeneCardsNCBI GeneHPASTRING |
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