mknk1

Gene Symbol mknk1
Entrez Gene 387327
Alt Symbol mnk1
Species Xenopus
Gene Type protein-coding
Description MAP kinase interacting serine/threonine kinase 1
Other Description MAP kinase signal-integrating kinase 1|MAP kinase-interacting kinase 1|MAP kinase-interacting serine/threonine-protein kinase 1|MAPK signal-integrating kinase 1
Swissprots Q66KH6 Q9YGW0
Accessions Q9YGW0 AB023807 BAA75304 BC080389 AAH80389 NM_001087451 NP_001080920
Function May play a role in the response to environmental stress and cytokines. Appears to regulate translation by phosphorylating EIF4E, thus increasing the affinity of this protein for the 7- methylguanosine-containing mRNA cap (By similarity). {ECO:0000250}.
Top Pathways Insulin signaling pathway, MAPK signaling pathway