Human protein: mitogen-activated protein kinase 8 isoform alpha2
Human protein sequence: MSRSKRDNNFYSVEIGDSTFTVLKRYQNLKPIGSGAQGIVCAAYDAILERNVAIKKLSRPFQNQTHAKRAYRELVLMKCVNHKNIIGLLNVFTPQKSLEEFQDVYIVMELMDANLCQVIQMELDHERMSYLLYQMLCGIKHLHSAGIIHRDLKPSNIVVKSDCTLKILDFGLARTAGTSFMMTPYVVTRYYRAPEVILGMGYKENVDLWSVGCIMGEMVCHKILFPGRDYIDQWNKVIEQLGTPCPEFMKKLQPTVRTYVENRPKYAGYSFEKLFPDVLFPADSEHNKLKASQARDLLSKMLVIDASKRISVDEALQHPYINVWYDPSEAEAPPPKIPDKQLDEREHTIEEWKELIYKEVMDLEERTKNGVIRGQPSPLGAAVINGSQHPSSSSSVNDVSSMSTDPTLASDTDSSLEAAAGPLGCCR

HIV protein: Vpr
Interaction type: activates
Description: Synthetic HIV-1 Vpr protein activates AP-1 (Jun/Fos), c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK), NF-kappaB, and MKK7 in both U937 cells and primary macrophages.
HIV protein sequence: MEQAPEDQGPQREPHNEWTLELLEELKNEAVRHFPRIWLHGLGQHIYETYGDTWAGVEAIIRILQQLLFIHFRIGCRHSRIGVTRQRRARNGASRS

HIV protein: Vpr
Interaction type: involves
Description: HIV-1 Vpr-mediated regulation of IL6 involves MAPK8 (JnK-MAPK8) in astrocytes
HIV protein sequence: MEQAPEDQGPQREPHNEWTLELLEELKNEAVRHFPRIWLHGLGQHIYETYGDTWAGVEAIIRILQQLLFIHFRIGCRHSRIGVTRQRRARNGASRS

HIV protein: Vpr
Interaction type: involves
Description: Vpr-mediated CXCL8 (IL8) mRNA expression involves MAPK8 (Jnk-MAPK) in astrocytes
HIV protein sequence: MEQAPEDQGPQREPHNEWTLELLEELKNEAVRHFPRIWLHGLGQHIYETYGDTWAGVEAIIRILQQLLFIHFRIGCRHSRIGVTRQRRARNGASRS

HIV protein: Vpr
Interaction type: involves
Description: Vpr-mediated CXCL8 (IL8) secretion from astrocytes involves MAPK8 (Jnk-MAPK)
HIV protein sequence: MEQAPEDQGPQREPHNEWTLELLEELKNEAVRHFPRIWLHGLGQHIYETYGDTWAGVEAIIRILQQLLFIHFRIGCRHSRIGVTRQRRARNGASRS

HIV protein: Tat
Interaction type: activates
Description: Activation of JNK by HIV-1 Tat is mediated by TRAF4
HIV protein sequence: MEPVDPRLEPWKHPGSQPKTACTNCYCKKCCFHCQVCFITKALGISYGRKKRRQRRRAHQNSQTHQASLSKQPTSQPRGDPTGPKE

HIV protein: Tat
Interaction type: induces phosphorylation of
Description: Treatment with HIV-1 Tat induces phosphorylation of ERK1/2 and JNK in brain micro vascular endothelial cells (BMEC) and astrocytes, which mediates Tat-induced multidrug resistance-associated protein 1 (MRP1) expression
HIV protein sequence: MEPVDPRLEPWKHPGSQPKTACTNCYCKKCCFHCQVCFITKALGISYGRKKRRQRRRAHQNSQTHQASLSKQPTSQPRGDPTGPKE

HIV protein: Tat
Interaction type: activates
Description: Sulfated polymannuroguluronate (SPMG) blocks the Tat-induced extracellular-signal regulated kinase 1/2- and c-jun amino-terminal kinase-mediated signalling pathways
HIV protein sequence: MEPVDPRLEPWKHPGSQPKTACTNCYCKKCCFHCQVCFITKALGISYGRKKRRQRRRAHQNSQTHQASLSKQPTSQPRGDPTGPKE

HIV protein: Tat
Interaction type: activates
Description: Cell-permeable SOD inhibits the activation of MAP kinases including ERK, JNK and p38 and the upregulation of ICAM-1 and VCAM-1 by HIV-1 Tat
HIV protein sequence: MEPVDPRLEPWKHPGSQPKTACTNCYCKKCCFHCQVCFITKALGISYGRKKRRQRRRAHQNSQTHQASLSKQPTSQPRGDPTGPKE

HIV protein: Tat
Interaction type: activates
Description: HIV-1 Tat-induced MAPK (ERK, JNK, and p38) activation is required for MMP-9 expression in human astrocytes
HIV protein sequence: MEPVDPRLEPWKHPGSQPKTACTNCYCKKCCFHCQVCFITKALGISYGRKKRRQRRRAHQNSQTHQASLSKQPTSQPRGDPTGPKE

HIV protein: Tat
Interaction type: activates
Description: HIV-1 Tat in combination with IFN-gamma and TNF-alpha increases CXCL10 mRNA and protein in human astrocytes through the activation of the p38, Jnk, and Akt signaling pathways and their downstream transcription factors, NF-kappaB and STAT-1alpha
HIV protein sequence: MEPVDPRLEPWKHPGSQPKTACTNCYCKKCCFHCQVCFITKALGISYGRKKRRQRRRAHQNSQTHQASLSKQPTSQPRGDPTGPKE

HIV protein: Tat
Interaction type: induces phosphorylation of
Description: Phospholipase C/protein kinase C signaling pathway-dependent phosphorylation of p44/42 and JNK MAP kinases participates partially in IL-1beta induction by TAT
HIV protein sequence: MEPVDPRLEPWKHPGSQPKTACTNCYCKKCCFHCQVCFITKALGISYGRKKRRQRRRAHQNSQTHQASLSKQPTSQPRGDPTGPKE

HIV protein: Tat
Interaction type: induces phosphorylation of
Description: Exposure of human umbilical vein endothelial cells to HIV-1 Tat causes broad activation of the unfolded-protein response in ER with phosphorylation of PERK, eIF2alpha, and JNK and induction of Grp78/BiP
HIV protein sequence: MEPVDPRLEPWKHPGSQPKTACTNCYCKKCCFHCQVCFITKALGISYGRKKRRQRRRAHQNSQTHQASLSKQPTSQPRGDPTGPKE

HIV protein: Tat
Interaction type: activates
Description: Knocking down Nox2 by siRNA decreases HIV-1 Tat-induced NF-KappaB activation as well as activation of MAP kinases including ERK, JNK, and p38
HIV protein sequence: MEPVDPRLEPWKHPGSQPKTACTNCYCKKCCFHCQVCFITKALGISYGRKKRRQRRRAHQNSQTHQASLSKQPTSQPRGDPTGPKE

HIV protein: Tat
Interaction type: activated by
Description: HIV-1-Tat-mediated upregulation of platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF) B chain in astrocytes is regulated by activation of ERK1/2 and JNK MAPK signaling pathways and the downstream transcription factor early growth response 1 (Egr1)
HIV protein sequence: MEPVDPRLEPWKHPGSQPKTACTNCYCKKCCFHCQVCFITKALGISYGRKKRRQRRRAHQNSQTHQASLSKQPTSQPRGDPTGPKE

HIV protein: Tat
Interaction type: activates
Description: HIV-1 Tat and morphine-induced apoptosis in human neuroblastoma cells involves ERK1/2 and JNK activation
HIV protein sequence: MEPVDPRLEPWKHPGSQPKTACTNCYCKKCCFHCQVCFITKALGISYGRKKRRQRRRAHQNSQTHQASLSKQPTSQPRGDPTGPKE

HIV protein: Tat
Interaction type: activates
Description: Extracellular HIV-1 Tat upregulates the expression of human beta-defensin 2 (hBD-2) via JNK/NF-KappaB/AP-1-dependent pathways in human B cells
HIV protein sequence: MEPVDPRLEPWKHPGSQPKTACTNCYCKKCCFHCQVCFITKALGISYGRKKRRQRRRAHQNSQTHQASLSKQPTSQPRGDPTGPKE

HIV protein: Tat
Interaction type: induces phosphorylation of
Description: HIV-1 Tat increases phosphorylation of ERK1/2, JNK1/2, p38, AKT1, MEK-1, and STAT-1alpha in Muller glia and brain microvascular pericytes
HIV protein sequence: MEPVDPRLEPWKHPGSQPKTACTNCYCKKCCFHCQVCFITKALGISYGRKKRRQRRRAHQNSQTHQASLSKQPTSQPRGDPTGPKE

HIV protein: Tat
Interaction type: inhibits
Description: Pretreatment of microglia with HIV-1 Tat followed by treatment with CX3CL1 results in inhibition of CX3CL1-mediated activation of ERK1/2 and JNK MAPKs compared to cells not treated with Tat
HIV protein sequence: MEPVDPRLEPWKHPGSQPKTACTNCYCKKCCFHCQVCFITKALGISYGRKKRRQRRRAHQNSQTHQASLSKQPTSQPRGDPTGPKE

HIV protein: Tat
Interaction type: induces phosphorylation of
Description: HIV-1 Tat induces phosphorylation of MAPK8 (JNK) in CRT-MG human astroglioma cells
HIV protein sequence: MEPVDPRLEPWKHPGSQPKTACTNCYCKKCCFHCQVCFITKALGISYGRKKRRQRRRAHQNSQTHQASLSKQPTSQPRGDPTGPKE

HIV protein: Tat
Interaction type: activates
Description: HIV-1 Tat activates c-jun (Activator Protein-1; AP-1) through the activation of JNK, an effect mediated through the activation of p56lck
HIV protein sequence: MEPVDPRLEPWKHPGSQPKTACTNCYCKKCCFHCQVCFITKALGISYGRKKRRQRRRAHQNSQTHQASLSKQPTSQPRGDPTGPKE

HIV protein: Nef
Interaction type: activates
Description: HIV-1 Nef activates c-jun nuclear kinase (JNK) in human glial cells and the resulting activation promotes cell proliferation
HIV protein sequence: MGGKWSKSSVIGWPTVRERMRRAEPAADRVGAASRDLEKHGAITSSNTAATNAACAWLEAQEEEEVGFPVTPQVPLRPMTYKAAVDLSHFLKEKGGLEGLIHSQRRQDILDLWIYHTQGYFPDWQNYTPGPGVRYPLTFGWCYKLVPVEPDKIEEANKGENTSLLHPVSLHGMDDPEREVLEWRFDSRLAFHHVARELHPEYFKNC

HIV protein: Nef
Interaction type: activates
Description: The interaction between HIV-1 Nef and Vav leads to the activation of c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK)
HIV protein sequence: MGGKWSKSSVIGWPTVRERMRRAEPAADRVGAASRDLEKHGAITSSNTAATNAACAWLEAQEEEEVGFPVTPQVPLRPMTYKAAVDLSHFLKEKGGLEGLIHSQRRQDILDLWIYHTQGYFPDWQNYTPGPGVRYPLTFGWCYKLVPVEPDKIEEANKGENTSLLHPVSLHGMDDPEREVLEWRFDSRLAFHHVARELHPEYFKNC

HIV protein: Nef
Interaction type: activates
Description: Using genetic and immunohistochemical studies in Drosophila transgenic lines, wild-type HIV-1 Nef demonstrates induction of JNK activation and apoptotic activities
HIV protein sequence: MGGKWSKSSVIGWPTVRERMRRAEPAADRVGAASRDLEKHGAITSSNTAATNAACAWLEAQEEEEVGFPVTPQVPLRPMTYKAAVDLSHFLKEKGGLEGLIHSQRRQDILDLWIYHTQGYFPDWQNYTPGPGVRYPLTFGWCYKLVPVEPDKIEEANKGENTSLLHPVSLHGMDDPEREVLEWRFDSRLAFHHVARELHPEYFKNC

HIV protein: Nef
Interaction type: inhibits
Description: HIV-1 Nef inhibits ASK1-induced phosphorylation of p54/p46 JNK in cells. Nef mutant (152DEVGEANN/AAAAAAAA159) abolishes its inhibitory activity
HIV protein sequence: MGGKWSKSSVIGWPTVRERMRRAEPAADRVGAASRDLEKHGAITSSNTAATNAACAWLEAQEEEEVGFPVTPQVPLRPMTYKAAVDLSHFLKEKGGLEGLIHSQRRQDILDLWIYHTQGYFPDWQNYTPGPGVRYPLTFGWCYKLVPVEPDKIEEANKGENTSLLHPVSLHGMDDPEREVLEWRFDSRLAFHHVARELHPEYFKNC

HIV protein: Nef
Interaction type: activates
Description: HIV-1 Nef-induced strong activation of MAP kinases (p38/MAPK14, JNK/MAPK8, and ERK1/2) and NF-kappaB pathway (IKK alpha/beta) in M2-macrophages is mediated by TAK1
HIV protein sequence: MGGKWSKSSVIGWPTVRERMRRAEPAADRVGAASRDLEKHGAITSSNTAATNAACAWLEAQEEEEVGFPVTPQVPLRPMTYKAAVDLSHFLKEKGGLEGLIHSQRRQDILDLWIYHTQGYFPDWQNYTPGPGVRYPLTFGWCYKLVPVEPDKIEEANKGENTSLLHPVSLHGMDDPEREVLEWRFDSRLAFHHVARELHPEYFKNC