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Facts about Serine/threonine-protein kinase PAK 5.
Phosphorylates the proto-oncogene RAF1 and stimulates its kinase activity. Promotes cell survival by phosphorylating the BCL2 antagonist of cell death BAD.
Human | |
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Gene Name: | PAK5 |
Uniprot: | Q9P286 |
Entrez: | 57144 |
Belongs to: |
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protein kinase superfamily |
PAK5; PAK7
Mass (kDA):
80.745 kDA
Human | |
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Location: | 20p12.2 |
Sequence: | 20; NC_000020.11 (9537385..9839076, complement) |
Predominantly expressed in brain.
Mitochondrion. Cytoplasm. Nucleus. Shuttles between the nucleus and the mitochondria, and mitochondrial localization is essential for the role in cell survival.
PMID: 12032833 by Pandey A., et al. Cloning and characterization of PAK5, a novel member of mammalian p21-activated kinase-II subfamily that is predominantly expressed in brain.
PMID: 12860998 by Ching Y.P., et al. Identification of an autoinhibitory domain of p21-activated protein kinase 5.