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ArticleCellular logistics2012

3D structure analysis of PAKs: A clue to the rational design for affinity reagents and blockers.

Ramesh K Jha, Charlie E M Strauss

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Article in Cellular logistics, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6 citing papers in PubMed.

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  4. Targeting PAK1.Biochemical Society transactions · 2017
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5 · Who and what money

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2 authors.

Ramesh K JhaBioscience Division; Los Alamos National Laboratory; Los Alamos, NM USA.
Charlie E M Strauss

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The p21-activated kinase (PAK) family plays a versatile role in cell signaling by forming a hub of interactions. PAKs bind the GTPases like RAC and CDC42. Their proline-rich motifs bind SH3 adaptor proteins such as PIX and NCK. PAKs display nuclear localization signal sites and a potential Integrin binding site. No fully complete structure of the PAKs has been published; partial 3D structures of the PAK family kinases include portions of the auto-inhibited PAK1, GTPase bound to small peptides from PAKs, and the kinase domains from PAK1 and PAK4-6 (with small ligands in a few cases). This review focuses on exploring the intermolecular interaction regions in these 3D structures and we offer insights on the missing regions in crystal structure of the auto-inhibited PAK1. Understanding and modulation of PAK intermolecular interactions can pave the way for PAK blockers and biosensors.

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PMID23162739
PMCPMC3490965

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