title: Chromosome mapping of the human genes encoding the MAP kinase kinase MEK1 (MAP2K1) to 15q21 and MEK2 (MAP2K2) to 7q32.
abstract: Activation of the ERK mitogen-activated protein (MAP) kinase pathway has been implicated in the regulation of cell growth, differentiation and senescence. In this pathway, the MAP kinases ERK1/ERK2 are phosphorylated and activated by the dual-specificity kinases MEK1 and MEK2, which in turn are activated by serine phosphorylation by a number of MAP kinase kinase kinases. We report here the chromosomal localization of the human genes encoding the MAP kinase kinase isoforms MEK1 and MEK2. Using a combination of fluorescence in situ hybridization, somatic cell hybrid analysis, DNA sequencing and yeast artificial chromosome (YAC) clone analysis, we have mapped the MEK1 gene (MAP2K1) to chromosome 15q21. We also present evidence for the presence of a MEK1 pseudogene on chromosome 8p21. The MEK2 gene (MAP2K2) was mapped to chromosome 7q32 by fluorescence in situ hybridization and YAC clone analysis.
authors.affiliation: Research Centre, Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal and Department of Pharmacology, University of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. meloches@ere.umontreal.ca
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Meloche
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Gopalbhai
authors.forename: B G
authors.initials: BG
authors.lastname: Beatty
authors.forename: S W
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Scherer
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Pellerin
mesh_terms: D015139:Blotting, Southern; D018244:Chromosomes, Artificial, Yeast / Q000235:genetics; D002884:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 15 / Q000235:genetics*; D002897:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 7 / Q000235:genetics*; D002898:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 8 / Q000235:genetics; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D006801:Humans; D006822:Hybrid Cells; D017404:In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence; D007527:Isoenzymes / Q000235:genetics; D048369:MAP Kinase Kinase 1; D048370:MAP Kinase Kinase 2; D020929:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Kinases / Q000235:genetics*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D020161:Physical Chromosome Mapping; D017346:Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases / Q000235:genetics*; D011505:Protein-Tyrosine Kinases / Q000235:genetics*; D011544:Pseudogenes / Q000235:genetics; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA
chemical_list: D007527:Isoenzymes; C482128:MAP2K2 protein, human; D011505:Protein-Tyrosine Kinases; D017346:Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases; D048369:MAP Kinase Kinase 1; D048370:MAP Kinase Kinase 2; C482125:MAP2K1 protein, human; D020929:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Kinases