Mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase 5 (MAP2K5) is part of the mitogen-activated protein kinase family. The MAP2K5 gene encodes three protein-coding transcripts, consists of 20 exons and is localized on human chromosome 15q23. MEK5α is expressed in the liver and MEK5β is expressed in terminally differentiated tissues.

mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase 5 recombinant protein epitope signature tag (PrEST)

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Mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase 5 (MAP2K5) has a role in signaling pathways which are mediated by proteins like brain derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), insulin-like growth factor 2 (IGF2) and nerve growth factor (NGF). It also responds to various stress stimuli. MEK5α, one of the three MAP2K5 isoforms, activates extracellular signal regulated kinase 5 (ERK5). On the other hand, MEK5β suppresses ERK5 signaling. Upregulation of MEK5α has been linked to tumor growth.

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• IHC tissue array of 44 normal human tissues and 20 of the most common cancer type tissues.
• Protein array of 364 human recombinant protein fragments.

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