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Symbol ZAK contributors: mct/npt - updated : 02-03-2016
PROTEIN
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
STRUCTURE
motifs/domains
  • leucine zipper (LZ) motif
  • sterile alpha motif (SAM)
  • a kinase catalytic domain
  • mono polymer homomer , dimer , polymer
    HOMOLOGY
    Homologene
    FAMILY
  • MAPKKK family
  • CATEGORY enzyme , tumor suppressor
    SUBCELLULAR LOCALIZATION     intracellular
    intracellular,cytoplasm
    intracellular,nucleus
    basic FUNCTION
  • disrupting actin stress fibers and shrinkage of cells
  • mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase kinase (MAP3K) that activates the stress-activated protein kinase/c-jun N-terminal kinase pathway and activates NF-kappaB
  • contributes to regulation of DNA damage checkpoints through a p38gamma-independent pathway
  • decrease of lung cancer cell proliferation by ZAK may involve the ERK and JNK pathways via an AP1 transcription factor
  • MAPK14 and JNK pathways function downstream of ZAK during chondrogenesis
  • is a novel key regulator of chondrogenesis
  • CELLULAR PROCESS cell life, cell death/apoptosis
    PHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESS
    text mitogen activated protein kinase kinase kinase leading to MAPK cascade
    PATHWAY
    metabolism
    signaling signal transduction
    a component
    INTERACTION
    DNA
    RNA
    small molecule
    protein
  • actin filaments
  • activating ERK, JNK/SAPK, p38 and ERK5 pathways
  • plays an essential role in the onset of chondrogenesis through triggering the induction of SOX6 expression by SOX9
  • cell & other
    REGULATION
    activated by osmotic shock
    ASSOCIATED DISORDERS
    corresponding disease(s) CNM6
    Other morbid association(s)
    TypeGene ModificationChromosome rearrangementProtein expressionProtein Function
    tumoral     --low  
    in lung cancers
    Susceptibility
    Variant & Polymorphism
    Candidate gene
    Marker
    Therapy target
    SystemTypeDisorderPubmed
    cardiovascularaquired 
    ZAK activity inhibition may be a good strategy to prevent the cardiac fibrosis progression
    ANIMAL & CELL MODELS