MAPK12

Mitogen-activated protein kinase 12 (MAP kinase 12), also known as extracellular signal-regulated kinase 6 (ERK6) or stress-activated protein kinase 3 (SAPK3), is an is_associated_with::enzyme that in humans is encoded by the MAPK12 is_associated_with::gene.

Function
Activation of members of the is_associated_with::mitogen-activated protein kinase family is a major mechanism for transduction of extracellular signals. Stress-activated protein kinases are one subclass of MAP kinases. The protein encoded by this gene functions as a signal transducer during differentiation of is_associated_with::myoblasts to is_associated_with::myotubes.