All articles starting with M

Map

A map is a symbolized representation of geographic reality showing selected features for situations where spatial relationships matter most; making and studying maps is called cartography.

Map (mathematics)

In mathematics, a map, or mapping, is a rule assigning each element of a domain to exactly one element of a codomain, usually synonymous with function.

MAP kinase activation: switching on of ERK1/2, p38, and JNK mitogen-activated protein kinases by dual Thr/Tyr phosphorylation in the Thr-Xaa-Tyr activation-loop motif, via the conserved MAPKKK-MAPKK-MAPK three-tiered cascade.

MAP kinase kinase kinase

MAP kinase kinase kinase (MAP3K, MEKK): the upstreammost serine/threonine kinase of three-tier MAPK cascades, phosphorylating MAP2Ks. 24 characterized human members (MAP3K1–21 plus A/B/C-Raf) in Raf and STE clades; key examples MEKK1, TAK1, MLKs, DLK, ZAK.

Sep 29, 2026

Map matching

Map matching is an algorithmic method that aligns noisy GPS points to the road network edges a vehicle most likely traversed, often using a Hidden Markov Model.

Oct 3, 2026

Map Men

Map Men is a British educational comedy YouTube series by Jay Foreman and Mark Cooper-Jones, running since May 2016, explaining maps, borders, and geography through sketches, songs, and deadpan humor; also authors of the book This Way Up.

Map merging

Map merging is the robotics task of combining maps built independently by several robots, each exploring a different area, into one consistent global map in multi-robot SLAM.

Oct 22, 2026

Map of Teozacoalco

The Map of Teozacoalco (Mapa de Teozacoalco) is a large 1580 Mixtec pictorial map and genealogy made for San Pedro Teozacoalco, Oaxaca, as part of the Relaciones Geográficas.

Map of the Soul: 7

Map of the Soul: 7 is BTS's fourth Korean-language studio album, released February 21, 2020 by Big Hit Entertainment. A 20-track Jungian concept album on persona and shadow, it broke Korean sales records and won IFPI's first Global Album All Format Chart.

Map of the Soul: Persona

Map of the Soul: Persona is a 2019 mini album by the South Korean boy band BTS, led by the single "Boy With Luv (Feat. Halsey)."

Map projection

Map projection, also called cartographic projection, is the method of representing the curved Earth on a flat map, unavoidably distorting area, shape, distance, or direction.

MAP sensor

A MAP sensor (manifold absolute pressure sensor) is an automotive sensor measuring intake manifold pressure, which the ECU uses with engine speed to calculate air mass and meter fuel.

Map Ta Phut BLCP power station

The Map Ta Phut BLCP power station (โรงไฟฟ้าบีแอลซีพี) is a 1,434 MW coal-fired power plant in Rayong Province, Thailand, owned by BLCP Power, a Banpu and EGCO joint venture.

Map Ta Phut LNG Terminal 1

Map Ta Phut LNG Terminal 1 is an LNG import and regasification terminal at Map Ta Phut, Rayong, Thailand, and the country's first, operating since 2011.

Map Ta Phut LNG Terminal 2

Map Ta Phut LNG Terminal 2, also known as the Nong Fab LNG Terminal, is an LNG import terminal in Rayong Province, Thailand, opened in 2022.

MAP-Elites

MAP-Elites is a quality-diversity optimization algorithm introduced by Jean-Baptiste Mouret and Jeff Clune in 2015 that keeps the best solution found in each cell of a user-defined behavior grid.

MAP1B

MAP1B (microtubule-associated protein 1B, MAP5, FUTSCH) is a neuron-enriched cytoskeletal protein at human 5q13.2, cleaved into a heavy chain and LC1, first MAP expressed in nervous system development, essential for corpus callosum formation; mutations cause intellectual disability and DFNA83 hearing loss.

Oct 20, 2026

MAP1LC3A

MAP1LC3A (LC3A, ATG8E) is a human chromosome 20q11.22 gene encoding a ubiquitin-like Atg8-family protein that, after ATG7/ATG3-dependent lipidation to LC3-II, marks autophagosomal membranes in autophagy.

Oct 20, 2026

MAP1LC3B

MAP1LC3B (LC3B), human gene at 16q24.2 encoding an Atg8-homolog protein central to autophagy; LC3-I to LC3-II lipidation marks autophagosomes and serves as a cancer biomarker.

MAP2K family (MEK/MKK)

MAP2K family (MEK/MKK), seven human dual-specificity kinases (MAP2K1-7) in the middle tier of MAPK cascades, activating ERK, JNK, p38, and ERK5 by Thr/Tyr phosphorylation; targets of FDA-approved allosteric MEK inhibitors like trametinib.

MAP2K1

MAP2K1, also known as MEK1, is a human gene on chromosome 15 encoding a kinase that relays RAS/MAPK signals; mutations cause Noonan and cardiofaciocutaneous syndromes and cancer.

MAP2K2

MAP2K2 (MEK2) is a human gene on chromosome 19p13.3 encoding a 46 kDa dual-specificity kinase of the Raf/MEK/ERK pathway; variants cause cardiofaciocutaneous syndrome type 4 and MEK2 is a cancer drug target.

MAP2K3

MAP2K3 (MKK3, MEK3) is a human gene at 17p11.2 encoding a dual specificity MAP kinase kinase that activates p38α/β MAPK in stress and inflammatory signaling, with tumor-type-dependent oncogenic or suppressive roles in cancer.

MAP2K4

MAP2K4 (MKK4, SEK1, JNKK1), a gene on human chromosome 17 encoding a dual-specificity MAP kinase kinase that activates JNK and p38; a context-dependent cancer metastasis suppressor and emerging drug target for liver regeneration.

MAP2K6

MAP2K6 (MKK6, MEK6), gene ID 5608 at 17q24.3, encodes a dual-specificity kinase that activates p38 MAPK via Thr180/Tyr182 phosphorylation during cytokine and stress signaling; two isoforms, 278 and 334 amino acids.

MAP2K7

MAP2K7 (MKK7, JNKK2, UniProt O14733) is a human dual-specificity MAP kinase kinase that specifically activates JNK1/2/3 by phosphorylating Thr183, the cytokine-activated arm of the JNK pathway, with tumor-suppressor and oncogenic roles in cancer and emerging covalent inhibitors.