ASK1(Apoptosis signal-regulating kinase 1) is also named as MAP3K5, MAPKKK5, MEKK5 and belongs to the MAP kinase kinase kinase subfamily.Mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) signaling cascades include MAPK or extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK), MAPK kinase (MKK or MEK), and MAPK kinase kinase (MAPKKK or MEKK).MAPKK kinase/MEKK phosphorylates and activates its downstream protein kinase, MAPK kinase/MEK, which in turn activates MAPK.
