Gene Information
Gene NameMKP8
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length211
Protein NamesDual specificity protein phosphatase 26 (EC 3.1.3.16) (EC 3.1.3.48) (Dual specificity phosphatase SKRP3) (Low-molecular-mass dual-specificity phosphatase 4) (DSP-4) (LDP-4) (Mitogen-activated protein kinase phosphatase 8) (MAP kinase phosphatase 8) (MKP-8) (Novel amplified gene in thyroid anaplastic cancer)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene AgeNA
Evolutionary StageNA
AlphaFoldDBQ9BV47
Gene CardDUSP26
Uniprot IDQ9BV47
PfamPF00782
In ASDno
Allosteric PredictionNA
Ortholog in AnimalsNA
OhnologsNA
ParalogsNA
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityBrain. In the brain it is expressed ubiquitously except in the hippocampus. Expressed in embryonal cancers (retinoblastoma, neuroepithilioma and neuroblastoma) and in anaplatic thyroid cancer. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:15796912, ECO:0000269|PubMed:16581800, ECO:0000269|PubMed:16924234, ECO:0000269|PubMed:17001450}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 2E0T  (X-ray  1.67A  4B04  (X-ray  2.20A  4HRF  (X-ray  1.68A  5GTJ  (X-ray  2.00A 
DBSNP NA 
Subcellular location [CC]Cytoplasm. Nucleus. Golgi apparatus.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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