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Gene information for DUSP7 (Homo sapiens)
(Information is obtained from NCBI Gene database)
Entrez gene ID1849
Official gene symbolDUSP7
Full namedual specificity phosphatase 7
Aliases,DKFZp586F2224,MKPX,PYST2,
Gene summaryDual-specificity phosphatases (DUSPs) constitute a large heterogeneous subgroup of the type I cysteine-based protein-tyrosine phosphatase superfamily. DUSPs are characterized by their ability to dephosphorylate both tyrosine and serine/threonine residues. DUSP7 belongs to a class of DUSPs, designated MKPs, that dephosphorylate MAPK (mitogen-activated protein kinase) proteins ERK (see MIM 601795), JNK (see MIM 601158), and p38 (see MIM 600289) with specificity distinct from that of individual MKP proteins. MKPs contain a highly conserved C-terminal catalytic domain and an N-terminal Cdc25 (see MIM 116947)-like (CH2) domain. MAPK activation cascades mediate various physiologic processes, including cellular proliferation, apoptosis, differentiation, and stress responses (summary by Patterson et al., 2009 [PubMed 19228121]).[supplied by OMIM]
LocationChromosome: 3   Locus: 3p21
Gene position52090461 - 52082935  Map Viewer
Gene orientationminus
Gene size7527 bp
Gene sequence
OMIM ID602749