The protein encoded by this gene is a member of the MAP kinase family. MAP kinases act as integration points for multiple biochemical signals and are involved in a wide variety of cellular processes, such as proliferation, differentiation, transcription regulation and development. This kinase is specifically expressed in a subset of neurons in the nervous system and is activated by threonine and tyrosine phosphorylation. Targeted deletion of this gene in mice suggests that it may have a role in stress-induced neuronal apoptosis. Alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been described for this gene. A recent study provided evidence for translational readthrough in this gene and expression of an additional C-terminally extended isoform via the use of an alternative in-frame translation termination codon. [provided by RefSeq, Dec 2015],JNK3,JNK3A,PRKM10,SAPK1b,p493F12,p54bSAPK,MAPK10,Apoptosis,Apoptosis_Inhibition of Apoptosis,Apoptosis_Mitochondrial Control of Apoptosis,B Cell Receptor Signaling Pathway,Cancer,Cell Biology & Developmental Biology,Death Receptor Signaling Pathway,Endocrine & Metabolism,ErbB-HER Signaling Pathway,G protein signaling,G protein signaling_G-Protein-Coupled Receptors Signaling to MAPK/Erk,Immunology & Inflammation,Insulin Receptor Signaling Pathway,Kinase,Kinase_Serine/threonine kinases,MAPK-JNK Signaling Pathway,Neurodegenerative Diseases,Neurodegenerative Diseases_Dopamine Signaling in Parkinsons Disease,Neuroscience,NF-kB Signaling Pathway,Signal Transduction,T Cell Receptor Signaling Pathway,TGF-b-Smad Signaling Pathway,Toll-like Receptor Signaling Pathway,MAPK10