Gene Information
Gene NameMAPK9
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length424
Protein NamesMitogen-activated protein kinase 9 (MAP kinase 9) (MAPK 9) (EC 2.7.11.24) (JNK-55) (Stress-activated protein kinase 1a) (SAPK1a) (Stress-activated protein kinase JNK2) (c-Jun N-terminal kinase 2)
Target Namestress-activated protein kinase jnk2
Target TypePreclinical target
Gene Age>4290 ( ENSG00000050748 )
Evolutionary StageEukaryota
AlphaFoldDBP45984
Gene CardMAPK9
Uniprot IDP45984
PfamPF00069
In ASDyes
Allosteric Predictionyes (1.213713175)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ MAPK9 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ MAPK9 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ MAPK9 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ MAPK9 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Mapk9 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ MAPK9 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Mapk9 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ MAPK9 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsMAPK8, MAPK10
ParalogsMAPK8, MAPK10, MAPK1, MAPK6, MAPK12, MAPK13, SRPK1, SRPK3, MAPK4, NLK, MAPK14, MAPK3, MOK, MAPK11, MAK, MAPK15, MAPK7, SRPK2, CILK1
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityNA
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 3E7O  (X-ray  2.14A  3NPC  (X-ray  2.35A  7CML  (X-ray  2.15A  7N8T  (X-ray  1.69A 
DBSNP rs35421153  rs35693958  rs55736180 
Subcellular location [CC]Cytoplasm {ECO:0000269|PubMed:19675674}. Nucleus {ECO:0000269|PubMed:19675674}. Note=Colocalizes with POU5F1 in the nucleus. {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q9WTU6}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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