BAIT

MAPKAPK2

MAPKAP-K2, MK-2, MK2
mitogen-activated protein kinase-activated protein kinase 2
GO Process (38)
GO Function (4)
GO Component (6)

Gene Ontology Biological Process

Homo sapiens

Phenotypic Suppression

A genetic interaction is inferred when mutation or over expression of one gene results in suppression of any phenotype (other than lethality/growth defect) associated with mutation or over expression of another gene.

Publication

DNA damage activates a spatially distinct late cytoplasmic cell-cycle checkpoint network controlled by MK2-mediated RNA stabilization.

Reinhardt HC, Hasskamp P, Schmedding I, Morandell S, van Vugt MA, Wang X, Linding R, Ong SE, Weaver D, Carr SA, Yaffe MB

Following genotoxic stress, cells activate a complex kinase-based signaling network to arrest the cell cycle and initiate DNA repair. p53-defective tumor cells rewire their checkpoint response and become dependent on the p38/MK2 pathway for survival after DNA damage, despite a functional ATR-Chk1 pathway. We used functional genetics to dissect the contributions of Chk1 and MK2 to checkpoint control. We show ... [more]

Mol. Cell Oct. 08, 2010; 40(1);34-49 [Pubmed: 20932473]

Throughput

  • Low Throughput

Additional Notes

  • A mutant version of CHK1 that can shuttle in and out of the nucleus during DNA damage compensates for the complete lack of a checkpoint produced when MAPKAPK2 is removed.

Curated By

  • BioGRID