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DUSP8

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🧬 Gene Info

Gene Symbol	DUSP8
Aliases	MKP-8, HHIP
Chromosome	22q12.2
Protein Type	Phosphatase
Function	DUSP8 encodes a dual-specificity phosphatase that belongs to the MAPK phosphatase (MKP) family.
Amino Acids	170 aa
Pathways	MAPK
UniProt ID	Q8WUA5
NCBI Gene ID	1853
Ensembl ID	ENSG00000134548
OMIM	607769
GeneCards	DUSP8
Human Protein Atlas	DUSP8
Gene Name	Dual Specificity Phosphatase 8
Associated Diseases	Breast Cancer, Colorectal Cancer, Diabetic Kidney Disease, Trastuzumab Resistance
KG Connections	14 knowledge graph edges
Databases	GeneCards HPA STRING

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Pathway Diagram

graph TD
    DUSP8["DUSP8"]
    Pur("Pur-alpha")
    DUSP8 -->|"binds"| Pur
    IL_9["IL-9"]
    DUSP8 -->|"upregulates"| IL_9
    Th9_Cells["Th9 Cells"]
    DUSP8 -->|"associated_with"| Th9_Cells
    Glioblastoma{"Glioblastoma"}
    DUSP8 -->|"regulates"| Glioblastoma
    MAPK_Pathway(["MAPK Pathway"])
    DUSP8 -->|"regulates"| MAPK_Pathway
    Trastuzumab_Resistance["Trastuzumab Resistance"]
    DUSP8 -->|"associated_with"| Trastuzumab_Resistance
    p38("p38")
    DUSP8 -->|"associated_with"| p38
    ERK("ERK")
    DUSP8 -->|"associated_with"| ERK
    JNK("JNK")
    DUSP8 -->|"associated_with"| JNK
    Allergic_Asthma{"Allergic Asthma"}
    DUSP8 -->|"exacerbates"| Allergic_Asthma
    Atopic_Dermatitis{"Atopic Dermatitis"}
    DUSP8 -->|"exacerbates"| Atopic_Dermatitis
    Colorectal_Cancer{"Colorectal Cancer"}
    DUSP8 -->|"implicated_in"| Colorectal_Cancer
    Diabetic_Kidney_Disease{"Diabetic Kidney Disease"}
    DUSP8 -->|"implicated_in"| Diabetic_Kidney_Disease
    Breast_Cancer{"Breast Cancer"}
    DUSP8 -->|"implicated_in"| Breast_Cancer
    neurodegeneration["neurodegeneration"]
    DUSP8 -->|"implicated_in"| neurodegeneration

Outgoing (14)

Target	Relation	Type	Str
Pur-α	binds	protein	0.90
IL-9	upregulates	gene	0.90
Th9 Cells	associated_with	cell_type	0.90
MAPK Pathway	regulates	pathway	0.80
Trastuzumab Resistance	associated_with	phenotype	0.80
p38	associated_with	protein	0.80
JNK	associated_with	protein	0.80
Allergic Asthma	exacerbates	disease	0.80
Atopic Dermatitis	exacerbates	disease	0.80
Glioblastoma	regulates	disease	0.80
ERK	associated_with	protein	0.80
Diabetic Kidney Disease	implicated_in	disease	0.70
Colorectal Cancer	implicated_in	disease	0.70
Breast Cancer	implicated_in	disease	0.70

Incoming (0)

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Targeting Hypotheses (0)

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Hypothesis	Score	Disease	Analysis
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