DUSP16 polyclonal antibody

DUSP16/MKP7 is a negative regulator of the JNK/SAPK family of stress-activated MAP kinases. It inhibits JNK-mediated signaling events by dephosphorylating threonine and tyrosine residues within the activation loop of JNK proteins, effectively preventing further activation of downstream effectors. DUSP16/MKP7 expression has been shown to be upregulated after oxidative stress, presumably as a means of supressing JNK activity in order to return the cells to a homeostatic state. DUSP16 is normally turned over at a high-rate in most cells, but the stability of the protein can be enhanced by Erk1/2-mediated phosphorylation on Ser446, indicating that activation of mitogenic signaling pathways can supress stress-response pathways via stabilization of a JNK phosphatase . Despite demonstrating a substrate preference towards JNK proteins, DUSP16/MKP7 has been shown to interact with other MAPK family members (Erk1/2, p38 MAPKs) as well as scaffolding proteins that may coordinate its activity and specificity.