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MAPK8

protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens
Class type of: protein-coding gene Q18255755

Facts

12 properties
Instance of
gene
Subclass of
protein-coding gene
Chromosome
human chromosome 10[14]
Cytogenetic location
10q11.22[16]
Encodes
mitogen-activated protein kinase 8[12]
Expressed in
ganglionic eminence, tendon of biceps brachii, Achilles tendon, stromal cell of endometrium, buccal mucosa cell, ventricular zone, islet of Langerhans, internal globus pallidus, gallbladder, epithelium of colon[17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24]
Found in taxon
Homo sapiens[13]
Genomic end
48439360, 49647403[6][7]
Genomic start
48306639, 49514698[4][5]
HomoloGene ID
56760[3]
Ortholog
Mapk8, Mapk8, jnk-1, mapk8a, bsk[8][9][10][11]
Strand orientation
forward strand[15]
🏷️ Also known as
en AI849689 en JNK en JNK1 en JNK1A2 en JNK21B1/2 en JNK-46 en Mapk8 en MAPK8 en mitogen-activated protein kinase 8 en Prkm8 en SAPK1 en SAPK1c

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🔗 Connections
Expressed in 4
gallbladder, islet of Langerhans, Achilles tendon, ganglionic eminence
Chromosome 1
human chromosome 10
Found in taxon 1
Homo sapiens
Instance of 1
gene
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Summary

MAPK8 is a gene[1]. MAPK8 is a type of protein-coding gene[2].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Ensembl Release 87. wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . NCBI Gene. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . HomoloGene build68. omabrowser.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . HomoloGene build68. omabrowser.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . HomoloGene build68. wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . HomoloGene build68. omabrowser.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . UniProt. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . NCBI Gene. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 25w ago · Mathieu Kappler · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Found in taxon → Homo sapiens
    Chromosome → human chromosome 10
    Subclass of → protein-coding gene
    Encodes → mitogen-activated protein kinase 8
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Changed [gsw] labels, descriptions or aliases: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #32570: human gene name and description in Alemannic"
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