Human protein: dual specificity mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase 2
Human protein sequence: MLARRKPVLPALTINPTIAEGPSPTSEGASEANLVDLQKKLEELELDEQQKKRLEAFLTQKAKVGELKDDDFERISELGAGNGGVVTKVQHRPSGLIMARKLIHLEIKPAIRNQIIRELQVLHECNSPYIVGFYGAFYSDGEISICMEHMDGGSLDQVLKEAKRIPEEILGKVSIAVLRGLAYLREKHQIMHRDVKPSNILVNSRGEIKLCDFGVSGQLIDSMANSFVGTRSYMAPERLQGTHYSVQSDIWSMGLSLVELAVGRYPIPPPDAKELEAIFGRPVVDGEEGEPHSISPRPRPPGRPVSGHGMDSRPAMAIFELLDYIVNEPPPKLPNGVFTPDFQEFVNKCLIKNPAERADLKMLTNHTFIKRSEVEEVDFAGWLCKTLRLNQPGTPTRTAV

HIV protein: nucleocapsid
Interaction type: downregulates
Description: Mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase 2 (MAP2K2) is downregulated in HIV-1 Tat and NC cotransfection of HEK 293T cells
HIV protein sequence: MQRGNFRNQRKIVKCFNCGKEGHTARNCRAPRKKGCWKCGKEGHQMKDCTERQAN

HIV protein: Vpr
Interaction type: downregulates
Description: HIV-1 Vpr downregulates expression of genes involved in the MEK2-ERK pathway, including MAP2K2 (MEK2) and MKNK2
HIV protein sequence: MEQAPEDQGPQREPHNEWTLELLEELKNEAVRHFPRIWLHGLGQHIYETYGDTWAGVEAIIRILQQLLFIHFRIGCRHSRIGVTRQRRARNGASRS

HIV protein: Vpr
Interaction type: decreases phosphorylation of
Description: Overexpression of HIV-1 Vpr decreases phosphorylation of MEK2
HIV protein sequence: MEQAPEDQGPQREPHNEWTLELLEELKNEAVRHFPRIWLHGLGQHIYETYGDTWAGVEAIIRILQQLLFIHFRIGCRHSRIGVTRQRRARNGASRS

HIV protein: Vpr
Interaction type: cooperates with
Description: Inhibition of MEK1,2 impairs HIV-1 Vpr-induced BID cleavage
HIV protein sequence: MEQAPEDQGPQREPHNEWTLELLEELKNEAVRHFPRIWLHGLGQHIYETYGDTWAGVEAIIRILQQLLFIHFRIGCRHSRIGVTRQRRARNGASRS

HIV protein: Tat
Interaction type: modulates
Description: Tat and IFN-gamma synergistically induce the expression of CXCL10, which is inhibited by MEK1/2 inhibitor and the p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) inhibitor
HIV protein sequence: MEPVDPRLEPWKHPGSQPKTACTNCYCKKCCFHCQVCFITKALGISYGRKKRRQRRRAHQNSQTHQASLSKQPTSQPRGDPTGPKE

HIV protein: Tat
Interaction type: downregulates
Description: MAP2K2 is downregulated in HIV-1 Tat and NC cotransfection of HEK 293T cells
HIV protein sequence: MEPVDPRLEPWKHPGSQPKTACTNCYCKKCCFHCQVCFITKALGISYGRKKRRQRRRAHQNSQTHQASLSKQPTSQPRGDPTGPKE

HIV protein: Tat
Interaction type: cooperates with
Description: HIV-1 Tat-mediated upregulation of ICAM-1 expression involves MEK1/2, JNK, and p38 MAPK proteins and downstream IKK2/NF-kappaB signaling pathways
HIV protein sequence: MEPVDPRLEPWKHPGSQPKTACTNCYCKKCCFHCQVCFITKALGISYGRKKRRQRRRAHQNSQTHQASLSKQPTSQPRGDPTGPKE

HIV protein: Tat
Interaction type: activates
Description: HIV-1 Tat activates PRKCQ (PKC-theta) kinase activity, which leads to RELA (NFkB), NRAS, RAF1, MAP2K1 (MEK1), MAP2K2 (MEK2), MAPK3 (ERK1), and MAPK1 (ERK2) activation, in Jurkat T cells that stably express Tat
HIV protein sequence: MEPVDPRLEPWKHPGSQPKTACTNCYCKKCCFHCQVCFITKALGISYGRKKRRQRRRAHQNSQTHQASLSKQPTSQPRGDPTGPKE

HIV protein: Tat
Interaction type: activates
Description: HIV-1 Tat activates mitogen-activated protein kinases ERK1 and ERK2 through the activation of MEK1 and MEK2, leading to induction of IL-8, IL-10, IP-10, iNOS, superoxide and TNF-alpha, as well as the activation of CREB and increased albumin permeability
HIV protein sequence: MEPVDPRLEPWKHPGSQPKTACTNCYCKKCCFHCQVCFITKALGISYGRKKRRQRRRAHQNSQTHQASLSKQPTSQPRGDPTGPKE

HIV protein: Envelope surface glycoprotein gp120
Interaction type: upregulates
Description: The transcription factors and kinases c-Jun, JNK, MEK, p38 MAPK, STAT-3, JAK-1, TFII D, TFII F, eIF-4E, and RNA polymerase II are induced by HIV-1 gp120
HIV protein sequence: SATEKLWVTVYYGVPVWKEATTTLFCASDAKAYDTEVHNVWATHACVPTDPNPQEVVLVNVTENFNMWKNDMVEQMHEDIISLWDQSLKPCVKLTPLCVSLKCTDLKNDTNTNSSSGRMIMEKGEIKNCSFNISTSIRGKVQKEYAFFYKLDIIPIDNDTTSYKLTSCNTSVITQACPKVSFEPIPIHYCAPAGFAILKCNNKTFNGTGPCTNVSTVQCTHGIRPVVSTQLLLNGSLAEEEVVIRSVNFTDNAKTIIVQLNTSVEINCTRPNNNTRKRIRIQRGPGRAFVTIGKIGNMRQAHCNISRAKWNNTLKQIASKLREQFGNNKTIIFKQSSGGDPEIVTHSFNCGGEFFYCNSTQLFNSTWFNSTWSTEGSNNTEGSDTITLPCRIKQIINMWQKVGKAMYAPPISGQIRCSSNITGLLLTRDGGNSNNESEIFRPGGGDMRDNWRSELYKYKVVKIEPLGVAPTKAKRRVVQREKR

HIV protein: Nef
Interaction type: upregulates
Description: HIV-1 Nef expression in primary T cells upregulates MEK1/2 activities, which induces the increased phosphorylation of ERK1/2
HIV protein sequence: MGGKWSKSSVIGWPTVRERMRRAEPAADRVGAASRDLEKHGAITSSNTAATNAACAWLEAQEEEEVGFPVTPQVPLRPMTYKAAVDLSHFLKEKGGLEGLIHSQRRQDILDLWIYHTQGYFPDWQNYTPGPGVRYPLTFGWCYKLVPVEPDKIEEANKGENTSLLHPVSLHGMDDPEREVLEWRFDSRLAFHHVARELHPEYFKNC