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# MAPK11

ENSG00000185386

Target class

Kinase

Chromosome

22

Approved drugs

1

Clinical candidates (approved and in development)

3

## Clinical evidence

**Approved drugs**

1

**Clinical candidates (approved and in development)**

3

## Druggability

**Chemical probe available**

Yes

## Names

**Target name**

MAPK11

**Gene name**

Mitogen-activated protein kinase 11

**Gene symbol**

MAPK11

**Previous gene symbols**

- PRKM11

**Protein name**

Mitogen-activated protein kinase 11 (MAP kinase 11) (MAPK 11) (EC 2.7.11.24) (Mitogen-activated protein kinase p38 beta) (MAP kinase p38 beta) (p38b) (Stress-activated protein kinase 2b) (SAPK2b) (p38-2)

### Other names (3)

- p38-2
- p38Beta
- SAPK2

## Classification

**Gene biotype**

Protein coding

**Gene family**

Mitogen-activated protein kinases

**Target class**

Kinase

**Target type**

Human gene

## Expression and localisation

**Tissues expressed in**

54

**Protein localisation evidence grade**

Approved

**Highest tissue expression**

105.53

**Tissue specificity (Gini)**

0.404

**Tissue specificity (tau)**

0.752

## Pathways and interactions

**KEGG gene identifiers**

- hsa:5600

**Protein interaction confidence**

0.877707

**Protein interaction partners**

99

### Reactome pathways (13)

- R-HSA-168638
- R-HSA-171007
- R-HSA-198753
- R-HSA-2151209
- R-HSA-2559580
- R-HSA-4420097
- R-HSA-450302
- R-HSA-450341
- R-HSA-450604
- R-HSA-525793
- R-HSA-5668599
- R-HSA-6804756
- R-HSA-69601

## Genomic location

**End position**

50270767

**Start position**

50263713

**Chromosome**

22

**Strand**

Reverse

## Identifiers

**Ensembl gene ID**

ENSG00000185386

**HGNC ID**

HGNC:6873

Source: [www.genenames.org](https://www.genenames.org/data/gene-symbol-report/#!/hgnc%5Fid/HGNC:6873)

**NCBI Gene ID**

5600

**UniProt ID**

Q15759

## Cellular location

- Cytoplasm . Nucleus .
- Cytosol

## Tissue expression

**Tissue specificity (tau)**

0.751792

**Expression inequality (Gini)**

0.40435

### Highest expression

Expression in transcripts per million

**Brain - Cerebellum**

105.53

**Brain - Cerebellar Hemisphere**

93.82

**Brain - Cortex**

82.2

**Brain - Frontal Cortex (BA9)**

71.45

**Brain - Anterior cingulate cortex (BA24)**

55.5

### All tissues (54)

Expression in transcripts per million

- Brain - Cerebellum105.53
- Brain - Cerebellar Hemisphere93.82
- Brain - Cortex82.2
- Brain - Frontal Cortex (BA9)71.45
- Brain - Anterior cingulate cortex (BA24)55.5
- Pituitary52.59
- Adipose - Visceral (Omentum)43.84
- Uterus43.55
- Breast - Mammary Tissue42.22
- Adipose - Subcutaneous41.24
- Brain - Caudate (basal ganglia)41.02
- Cervix - Endocervix40.6
- Brain - Nucleus accumbens (basal ganglia)39.27
- Cervix - Ectocervix38.39
- Fallopian Tube36.36
- Brain - Putamen (basal ganglia)35.01
- Prostate34.94
- Lung32.41
- Nerve - Tibial31.98
- Brain - Amygdala31.73
- Spleen26.49
- Kidney - Medulla26.25
- Ovary25.57
- Brain - Hippocampus25.35
- Brain - Hypothalamus25.28

And 29 more, listed on the interactive page.

## Biological functions

### Biological processes (11)

- GO:0010628  
Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0010628)
- GO:0031098  
Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0031098)
- GO:0032735  
Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0032735)
- GO:0038066  
Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0038066)
- GO:0045648  
Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0045648)
- GO:0051149  
Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0051149)
- GO:0051403  
Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0051403)
- GO:0071347  
Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0071347)
- GO:0071493  
Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0071493)
- GO:0090398  
Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0090398)
- GO:0098586  
Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0098586)

### Cellular components (2)

- GO:0005654  
Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0005654)
- GO:0005829  
Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0005829)

### Molecular functions (4)

- GO:0004674  
Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0004674)
- GO:0004707  
Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0004707)
- GO:0005515  
Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0005515)
- GO:0106310  
Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0106310)

## Off-target safety

- regulation of catalytic activity  
### Studies

  - biochemical: NVS\_ENZ\_hMAPK11, is one of one assay component(s) measured or calculated from the NVS\_ENZ\_hMAPK11 assay. It is designed to make measurements of enzyme activity, a form of enzyme reporter, as detected with fluorescence intensity signals by Fluorescence and electrophoretic mobility shift technology.  
### Biological samples

  - cell-free  
Evidence source  
Source: [www.epa.gov](https://www.epa.gov/chemical-research/exploring-toxcast-data-downloadable-data)

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- 68Ga-NYM096/177Lu-NYM096 in Metastatic ccRCC
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- 89Zr-TLX250 for PET/CT Imaging of ccRCC - ZIRCON-CP Study

### Drugs (3)

- Losmapimod MAP kinase p38 beta inhibitor
- [Regorafenib](https://trialight.com/data/asset/regorafenib-333c1c36-b89a-41d5-b39e-bcec7346fe94.md) MAP kinase p38 beta inhibitor
- RWJ-67657 MAP kinase p38 beta inhibitor

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