MAP kinase-interacting serine/threonine-protein kinase 1

Definition:

May play a role in the response to environmental stress and cytokines. Appears to regulate translation by phosphorylating EIF4E, thus increasing the affinity of this protein for the 7-methylguanosine-containing mRNA cap.

References:

[1]. S Pyronnet, et al. Human eukaryotic translation initiation factor 4G (eIF4G) recruits mnk1 to phosphorylate eIF4E. EMBO J. 1999 Jan 4;18(1):270-9. [Content Brief]

[2]. U Knauf, et al. Negative regulation of protein translation by mitogen-activated protein kinase-interacting kinases 1 and 2. Mol Cell Biol. 2001 Aug;21(16):5500-11. [Content Brief]

[3]. Ana O'Loghlen, et al. Identification and molecular characterization of Mnk1b, a splice variant of human MAP kinase-interacting kinase Mnk1. Exp Cell Res. 2004 Oct 1;299(2):343-55. [Content Brief]

[4]. R Fukunaga, et al. MNK1, a new MAP kinase-activated protein kinase, isolated by a novel expression screening method for identifying protein kinase substrates. EMBO J. 1997 Apr 15;16(8):1921-33. [Content Brief]

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