Claim: MAP2K6 is an enzyme and a member of the dual specificity protein kinase family that is encoded by the MAP2K6 gene on chromosome 17, act as an integration point for multiple biochemical signals and mediates apoptotic cell death in thymocytes.
Evidence: Dual specificity mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase 6 also known as MAP kinase kinase 6 (MAPKK 6) or MAPK/ERK kinase 6 is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the MAP2K6 gene, on chromosome 17. MAPKK 6 is a member of the dual specificity protein kinase family, which functions as a mitogen-activated protein (MAP) kinase kinase. MAP kinases, also known as extracellular signal-regulated kinases (ERKs), act as an integration point for multiple biochemical signals.