C-Jun-amino-terminal kinase-interacting protein 2, JIP-2, JNK-interacting protein 2, Islet-brain-2, IB-2, JNK MAP kinase scaffold protein 2, Mitogen-activated protein kinase 8-interacting protein 2, MAPK8IP2, IB2, JIP2, PRKM8IPL
The JNK-interacting protein (JIP) group of scaffold proteins selectively mediates JNK signaling by aggregating specific components of the MAPK cascade to form a functional JNK signaling module. JIP2 inhibits IL1 beta-induced apoptosis in insulin-secreting cells. May function as a regulator of vesicle transport, through interactions with the JNK-signaling components and motor proteins (By similarity).