Gene Information
Gene NameMAPKAPK2
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length400
Protein NamesMAP kinase-activated protein kinase 2 (MAPK-activated protein kinase 2) (MAPKAP kinase 2) (MAPKAP-K2) (MAPKAPK-2) (MK-2) (MK2) (EC 2.7.11.1)
Target Namemap kinase-activated protein kinase 2
Target TypeNA
Gene Age645 ( ENSG00000162889 )
Evolutionary StageEukaryota
AlphaFoldDBP49137
Gene CardMAPKAPK2
Uniprot IDP49137
PfamPF00069
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionyes (1.237321505)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ MAPKAPK2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ MAPKAPK2 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ MAPKAPK2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ MAPKAPK2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Mapkapk2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ MAPKAPK2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Mapkapk2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ MAPKAPK2 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsMAPKAPK3
ParalogsMAPKAPK3, MAPKAPK5, MKNK1, MKNK2, CAMK4, DCX
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityExpressed in all tissues examined.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNULL(Chimpanzee);NULL(Mouse);NULL(Rat);0.023529(Rabbit)
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 1KWP  (X-ray  2.80A  1NXK  (X-ray  2.70A  1NY3  (X-ray  3.00A  2JBO  (X-ray  3.10A  2JBP  (X-ray  3.31A  2OKR  (X-ray  2.00A  2ONL  (X-ray  4.00A  2OZA  (X-ray  2.70A  2P3G  (X-ray  3.80A  2PZY  (X-ray  2.90A  3A2C  (X-ray  2.90A  3FPM  (X-ray  3.30A  3FYJ  (X-ray  3.80A  3FYK  (X-ray  3.50A  3GOK  (X-ray  3.20A  3KA0  (X-ray  2.90A  3KC3  (X-ray  2.90A  3KGA  (X-ray  2.55A  3M2W  (X-ray  2.41A  3M42  (X-ray  2.68A  3R2B  (X-ray  2.90A  3R2Y  (X-ray  3.00A  3R30  (X-ray  3.20A  3WI6  (X-ray  2.99A  4TYH  (X-ray  3.00A  6T8X  (X-ray  2.81A  6TCA  (X-ray  3.70A  7NRY  (X-ray  3.80A 
DBSNP rs35671930  rs55894011 
Subcellular location [CC]Cytoplasm {ECO:0000269|PubMed:20932473}. Nucleus {ECO:0000269|PubMed:20932473}. Note=Phosphorylation and subsequent activation releases the autoinhibitory helix, resulting in the export from the nucleus into the cytoplasm.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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