protein

P38 MAPK

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272Connections
0Hypotheses
0Analyses
50Outgoing
50Incoming
0Experiments

Summary

p38 MAPK is a stress-activated kinase (p38 alpha/beta/gamma/delta) regulating neuroinflammation, tau phosphorylation, and neuronal apoptosis in Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease

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🔬 Protein Info
Gene SymbolP38 MAPK
Aliasesp38 alpha/beta/gamma/delta
ChromosomeMAPK14: 6p21.31, MAPK11: 22q13.13, MAPK12: 15q21.2, MAPK13: 6p21.31
Protein TypeKinase
Functionis a family of serine/threonine protein kinases activated by cellular stress, inflammatory cytokines, and environmental insults.
Primary Expressionneurons, microglia, and astrocytes
Molecular Weight40 kDa
Amino Acids360 aa
PathwaysMAPK
DatabasesGeneCardsUniProtNCBI GeneHPASTRING

Wiki Pages (20)

Knowledge base pages for this entity

Alzheimer's Disease Mechanism Index

mechanism · 5834 words

Therapeutics

index · 5665 words

NRF2 Oxidative Stress Pathway

mechanism · 5315 words

IGF-1 Signaling Pathway in Neurodegeneration

mechanism · 3993 words

Neuroinflammation Across AD, PD, ALS, FTD, and HD

mechanism · 3668 words

Pathway Diagram

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    N0["P38 Mapk"]
    N1["P38"]
    N1 -->|"activates"| N0
    N2["INFLAMMATION"]
    N2 -->|"activates"| N0
    N3["Inflammation"]
    N3 -->|"activates"| N0
    N4["Neurodegeneration"]
    N0 -->|"involved in"| N4
    N5["ERK"]
    N5 -->|"activates"| N0
    N6["IL-6"]
    N6 -->|"activates"| N0
    N7["Als"]
    N7 -->|"activates"| N0
    N8["CANCER"]
    N8 -->|"activates"| N0
    N9["Tumor"]
    N9 -->|"activates"| N0
    N10["Cancer"]
    N10 -->|"activates"| N0
    N11["APOPTOSIS"]
    N11 -->|"activates"| N0
    N12["NEUROTOXICITY"]
    N12 -->|"activates"| N0
    N13["JNK"]
    N13 -->|"activates"| N0
    N14["CYTOKINES"]
    N14 -->|"activates"| N0
    N15["JUN"]
    N15 -->|"activates"| N0

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Outgoing (55)

TargetRelationTypeStr
Dermatomyositisupregulatesdisease0.88
Adult Dermatomyositisupregulatesdisease0.85
Neurodegenerationinvolved_inprocess0.85
PIEZO1regulatesgene0.80
inflammationregulatesprocess0.70

Incoming (217)

SourceRelationTypeStr
P38activatesgene1.00
INFLAMMATIONactivatesgene0.90
Inflammationactivatesdisease0.90
IGF2BP1bindsprotein0.80
P38contributes_togene0.80

Targeting Hypotheses (0)

Hypotheses where this entity is a therapeutic target

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No targeting hypotheses

Mentioning Analyses (0)

Scientific analyses that reference this entity

No analyses mention this entity

Experiments (0)

Experimental studies targeting or related to this entity

ExperimentTypeDiseaseScoreFeasibilityModelStatusEst. Cost
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Related Papers (0)

Scientific publications cited in analyses involving this entity

Title & PMIDAuthorsJournalYearCitations
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