Mapk1 - mitogen activated protein kinase 1

Enables several functions, including ATP binding activity; MAP kinase activity; and mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase kinase binding activity. Involved in several processes, including ERK1 and ERK2 cascade; decidualization; and positive regulation of macromolecule biosynthetic process. Acts upstream of or within peptidyl-serine phosphorylation. Located in several cellular components, including caveola; dendrite cytoplasm; and perikaryon. Part of protein-containing complex. Is active in postsynaptic density. Used to study coronary artery disease (multiple); gastric ulcer; middle cerebral artery infarction; type 2 diabetes mellitus; and ureteral obstruction. Biomarker of renal fibrosis and urethral obstruction. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in Noonan syndrome 13; adenocarcinoma (multiple); pulmonary hypertension; and renal cell carcinoma. Orthologous to human MAPK1 (mitogen-activated protein kinase 1). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]