Biology:DUSP6

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Short description: Protein-coding gene in humans


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Dual specificity phosphatase 6 (DUSP6) is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the DUSP6 gene.[1][2][3]

Function

The protein encoded by this gene is a member of the dual specificity protein phosphatase subfamily. These phosphatases inactivate their target kinases by dephosphorylating both the phosphoserine/threonine and phosphotyrosine residues. They negatively regulate members of the mitogen-activated protein (MAP) kinase superfamily (MAPK/ERK, SAPK/JNK, p38), which are associated with cellular proliferation and differentiation. Different members of the family of dual specificity phosphatases show distinct substrate specificities for various MAP kinases, different tissue distribution and subcellular localization, and different modes of inducibility of their expression by extracellular stimuli. This gene product inactivates ERK2, is expressed in a variety of tissues with the highest levels in heart and pancreas and, unlike most other members of this family, is localized in the cytoplasm. Two transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene.[1] Upregulation of MKP-3 has been shown to alleviate chronic postoperative pain.[4][5]

Interactions

DUSP6 has been shown to interact with MAPK3.[6]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Entrez Gene: DUSP6 dual specificity phosphatase 6". https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=gene&Cmd=ShowDetailView&TermToSearch=1848. 
  2. "MKP-3, a novel cytosolic protein-tyrosine phosphatase that exemplifies a new class of mitogen-activated protein kinase phosphatase". The Journal of Biological Chemistry 271 (8): 4319–26. February 1996. doi:10.1074/jbc.271.8.4319. PMID 8626780. 
  3. "Chromosomal localization of three human dual specificity phosphatase genes (DUSP4, DUSP6, and DUSP7)". Genomics 42 (3): 524–7. June 1997. doi:10.1006/geno.1997.4756. PMID 9205128. 
  4. "Spinal mitogen-activated protein kinase phosphatase-3 (MKP-3) is necessary for the normal resolution of mechanical allodynia in a mouse model of acute postoperative pain". The Journal of Neuroscience 33 (43): 17182–7. October 2013. doi:10.1523/JNEUROSCI.5605-12.2013. PMID 24155322. 
  5. "Mitogen-activated protein kinase phosphatase-3 (MKP-3) in the surgical wound is necessary for the resolution of postoperative pain in mice". Journal of Pain Research 10: 763–774. 2017-03-28. doi:10.2147/jpr.s129826. PMID 28405172. 
  6. "The mitogen-activated protein kinase phosphatase-3 N-terminal noncatalytic region is responsible for tight substrate binding and enzymatic specificity". The Journal of Biological Chemistry 273 (15): 9323–9. April 1998. doi:10.1074/jbc.273.15.9323. PMID 9535927. 

Further reading

External links

  • Overview of all the structural information available in the PDB for UniProt: Q16828 (Dual specificity protein phosphatase 6) at the PDBe-KB.