| Gene Symbol |
MAPK8IP1
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| Gene Synonyms |
IB1 JIP1 JIP-1 PRKM8IP |
| Gene Full Name |
mitogen-activated protein kinase 8 interacting protein 1 |
| Gene Summary |
This gene encodes a regulator of the pancreatic beta-cell function. It is highly similar to JIP-1, a mouse protein known to be a regulator of c-Jun amino-terminal kinase (Mapk8). This protein has been shown to prevent MAPK8 mediated activation of transcription factors, and to decrease IL-1 beta and MAP kinase kinase 1 (MEKK1) induced apoptosis in pancreatic beta cells. This protein also functions as a DNA-binding transactivator of the glucose transporter GLUT2. RE1-silencing transcription factor (REST) is reported to repress the expression of this gene in insulin-secreting beta cells. This gene is found to be mutated in a type 2 diabetes family, and thus is thought to be a susceptibility gene for type 2 diabetes. [provided by RefSeq, May 2011] |
| Alternative Names |
C jun amino terminal kinase interacting protein 1 C-jun-amino-terminal kinase-interacting protein 1 IB 1 IB-1 IB1 Islet brain 1 Islet-brain 1 JIP 1 JIP-1 JIP1_HUMAN JNK interacting protein 1 JNK MAP kinase scaffold protein 1 JNK-interacting protein 1 MAPK8IP 1 MAPK8IP1 MAPK8IP1 mitogen-activated protein kinase 8 interacting protein 1 Mitogen activated protein kinase 8 interacting protein 1 Mitogen-activated protein kinase 8-interacting protein 1 PRKM8 PRKM8 interacting protein PRKM8IP
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| Molecular Weight(MW) |
78 kDa |
| Cellular Localization |
Cytoplasm (By similarity). Cytoplasm, perinuclear region (By similarity). Nucleus (By similarity). Endoplasmic reticulum membrane. Mitochondrion membrane. Note=Accumulates in cell surface projections. Under certain stress conditions, translocates to the perinuclear region of neurons. In insulin-secreting cells, detected in both the cytoplasm and nucleus |