Involvement of Rac/Cdc42/PAK pathway in cytoskeletal rearrangements

• Authors: Joanna Szczepanowska
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The p21-activated kinases (PAKs) are serine/threonine protein kinases interacting with small GTPases - Rac and Cdc42. PAKs are found in most eukaryotes and play an evolutionarily conserved role in many cellular processes. Six human PAKs have been identified, and based on homology, they can be classified into two groups. This review focuses specifically on the role of Rac/Cdc42 regulated PAKs in maintaining and remodeling cytoskeletal structure in various organisms. A list of PAKs substrates and binding partners implicated directly and indirectly in cytoskeletal reorganization is presented. Also perturbations of the Rac/Cdc42/PAK pathway leading to tumorigenesis and neurodegenerative diseases are reviewed.

Keywords

EN

PAK substrates; PAK kinase; Rho GTPases; cytoskeletal organization

• Publisher: Polish Biochemical Society
• Journal: Acta Biochimica Polonica
• Year: 2009
• Volume: 56
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 225-234

Dates

published

2009

received

2009-05-22

revised

2009-06-05

accepted

2009-06-08

(unknown)

2009-06-10

Contributors

author

Joanna Szczepanowska

• Laboratory of Bioenergetics and Biomembranes, Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warszawa, Poland

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