MAP3K3 mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase kinase 3
Gene ID: 4215, updated on 5-Mar-2024Gene type: protein coding
Also known as: MEKK3; MAPKKK3
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Summary
This gene product is a 626-amino acid polypeptide that is 96.5% identical to mouse Mekk3. Its catalytic domain is closely related to those of several other kinases, including mouse Mekk2, tobacco NPK, and yeast Ste11. Northern blot analysis revealed a 4.6-kb transcript that appears to be ubiquitously expressed. This protein directly regulates the stress-activated protein kinase (SAPK) and extracellular signal-regulated protein kinase (ERK) pathways by activating SEK and MEK1/2 respectively; it does not regulate the p38 pathway. In cotransfection assays, it enhanced transcription from a nuclear factor kappa-B (NFKB)-dependent reporter gene, consistent with a role in the SAPK pathway. Alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding distinct isoforms have been observed. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]
Associated conditions
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| Description | Tests |
|---|---|
| Genome-wide association study of body height in African Americans: the Women's Health Initiative SNP Health Association Resource (SHARe). GeneReviews: Not available | |
| Identification, replication, and fine-mapping of Loci associated with adult height in individuals of african ancestry. GeneReviews: Not available | |
| Many sequence variants affecting diversity of adult human height. GeneReviews: Not available | |
| Meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies of adult height in East Asians identifies 17 novel loci. GeneReviews: Not available |
Genomic context
- Location:
- 17q23.3
- Sequence:
- Chromosome: 17; NC_000017.11 (63622417..63696305)
- Total number of exons:
- 19
Variation
| Resource | Links for this gene |
|---|---|
| ClinVar | Variants reported to ClinVar |
| dbVar | Studies and variants |
| SNP | Variation Viewer for MAP3K3 variants |
| Genome viewer | Explore NCBI-annotated and select non-NCBI annotated genome assemblies |
- ClinVarRelated medical variations
- dbVarLink from Gene to dbVar
- OMIMLink to related OMIM entry
- PubMed (OMIM)Gene links to PubMed derived from omim_pubmed_cited links
- RefSeq RNAsLink to Nucleotide RefSeq RNAs
- Variation ViewerRelated Variants
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