PAK2

Serine/threonine-protein kinase PAK 2 is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the PAK2 gene.[5][6]

PAK2
Available structures PDB Ortholog search: PDBe RCSB List of PDB id codes 3PCS
Identifiers
Aliases	PAK2, PAK65, PAKgamma, p21 (RAC1) activated kinase 2
External IDs	OMIM: 605022 MGI: 1339984 HomoloGene: 99711 GeneCards: PAK2
Gene location (Human) Chr. Chromosome 3 (human)[1] Band 3q29 Start 196,739,857 bp[1] End 196,832,647 bp[1]
Gene location (Mouse) Chr. Chromosome 16 (mouse)[2] Band 16 B2|16 22.4 cM Start 32,016,290 bp[2] End 32,079,342 bp[2]
RNA expression pattern More reference expression data
Gene ontology Molecular function • transferase activity • protein kinase activity • nucleotide binding • protein tyrosine kinase activator activity • kinase activity • protein serine/threonine kinase activity • GO:0001948 protein binding • catalytic activity • identical protein binding • ATP binding • protein kinase binding • cadherin binding • small GTPase binding • Rac GTPase binding Cellular component • membrane • cell membrane • perinuclear region of cytoplasm • cell nucleus • cytoplasm • cytosol • GO:0097483, GO:0097481 postsynaptic density • glutamatergic synapse Biological process • negative regulation of protein kinase activity • phosphorylation • T cell costimulation • cellular response to organic cyclic compound • stimulatory C-type lectin receptor signaling pathway • regulation of defense response to virus by virus • Fc-epsilon receptor signaling pathway • protein phosphorylation • dendritic spine development • negative regulation of cysteine-type endopeptidase activity involved in execution phase of apoptosis • vascular endothelial growth factor receptor signaling pathway • peptidyl-serine phosphorylation • positive regulation of peptidyl-tyrosine phosphorylation • positive regulation of extrinsic apoptotic signaling pathway • autophosphorylation • regulation of growth • metabolism • T cell receptor signaling pathway • signal transduction • positive regulation of protein tyrosine kinase activity • apoptotic process • negative regulation of apoptotic process • GO:0022415 viral process • Rho protein signal transduction • regulation of mitotic cell cycle • cell migration • signal transduction by protein phosphorylation • actin cytoskeleton organization • stress-activated protein kinase signaling cascade • regulation of apoptotic process • regulation of MAPK cascade • interleukin-12-mediated signaling pathway • activation of protein kinase activity Sources:Amigo / QuickGO
Orthologs
Species	Human	Mouse
Entrez	5062	224105
Ensembl	ENSG00000180370	ENSMUSG00000022781
UniProt	Q13177	Q8CIN4
RefSeq (mRNA)	NM_002577	NM_177326
RefSeq (protein)	NP_002568	NP_796300
Location (UCSC)	Chr 3: 196.74 – 196.83 Mb	Chr 16: 32.02 – 32.08 Mb
PubMed search	[3]	[4]
Wikidata
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PAK2 is one of three members of Group I PAK family of serine/threonine kinases.[7][8] The PAKs are evolutionary conserved.[9] PAK2 and its cleaved fragment localize in both the cytoplasmic or nuclear compartments. PAK2 signaling modulates apoptosis,[10] endothelial lumen formation,[11] viral pathogenesis,[12] and cancer including, breast,[13] hepatocarcinoma,[14] and gastric [15] and cancer, at-large.[16]

Discovery

The human PAK2 was identified as a downstream effector of Rac or Cdc42.[7][8]

Gene and spliced variants

The PAK2 gene is about 92.7-kb long. The gene contains 15 exons and generates three alternatively spliced transcripts - two of which code proteins of 524 amino acids and 221 amino acids, while the third one is a 371-bp non-coding RNA transcript(Gene from review) There are two transcripts generated from the murine PAK2 gene, a 5.7-kb transcript coding a 524 amino acids long polypeptide and a 1.2-kb long non-coding RNA transcript.

Protein domains

Similar to PAK1, PAK2 contains a p21-binding domain (PBD) and an auto-inhibitory domain (AID) and exists in an inactive conformation.[16]

The p21 activated kinases (PAK) are critical effectors that link Rho GTPases to cytoskeleton reorganization and nuclear signaling. The PAK proteins are a family of serine/threonine kinases that serve as targets for the small GTP binding proteins, CDC42 and RAC1, and have been implicated in a wide range of biological activities. The protein encoded by this gene is activated by proteolytic cleavage during caspase-mediated apoptosis, and may play a role in regulating the apoptotic events in the dying cell.[17]

Function

The p21 activated kinases (PAK) are critical effectors that link Rho GTPases to cytoskeleton reorganization and nuclear signaling. The PAK proteins are a family of serine/threonine kinases that serve as targets for the small GTP binding proteins, CDC42 and RAC1, and have been implicated in a wide range of biological activities. The protein encoded by this gene is activated by proteolytic cleavage during caspase-mediated apoptosis, and may play a role in regulating the apoptotic events in the dying cell.[18]

Upstream activators

PAK2 kinase activity is stimulated by transforming growth factor β in fibroblasts,[19] by proteinase inhibitor alpha2-macroglobulin binding to GRP78 in prostate cancer cells,[20] by its phosphorylation by AMP-activated protein kinase in stem and cancer cells [21] and eryptosis.[22] PAK2 is cleaved through activated caspase-3 in fibroblast and cancer cells exposed to ultraviolet,[23] hyperosmotic shock,[24] and ionizing radiation.[25]

Inhibitors

The levels of PAK2 activation in experimental systems are inhibited by synthetic PAK-inhibitors and miRs. For example, FRAX1036 differentially inhibits PAK2 and PAK1 activities;[26] FRAX597 suppresses PAK2 activity in neurofibromatosis type 2 (NF2)-associated tumorigenesis;[27] and miR-23b and miR-137 inhibits PAK2 expression in tumor cells.[28][29] Insulin stimulation of neuronal cells also antagonizes PAK2 kinase activity, leading to an increased glucose uptake.[30]

Downstream targets

PAK2-mediated phosphorylation of merlin at S518 modulates its tumor suppressor activity,[31] c-Jun phosphorylation at T2, T8, T89, T93 and T286 contributes to the growth of growth factor-stimulated melanoma cells,[32] Caspase-7 phosphorylation at S30, T173 and S239 inhibits apoptotic activity in breast cancer cells,[13] Paxillin phosphorylation at S272 and S274 activates ADAM10 protease,[33] and STAT5 phosphorylation at S779 modulates BCL-ABL-mediated leukemogenesis.[34] PAK2 activity negatively regulates the function and expression of c-Myc: PAK2 phosphorylation of c-Myc at T358-S373-T400 inhibits its transactivation function [35] and PAK2 depletion stimulates c-Myc expression during granulocyte-monocyte lineage.[36]

Notes

References

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22. Zelenak C, Föller M, Velic A, Krug K, Qadri SM, Viollet B, Lang F, Macek B (April 2011). "Proteome analysis of erythrocytes lacking AMP-activated protein kinase reveals a role of PAK2 kinase in eryptosis". Journal of Proteome Research. 10 (4): 1690–7. doi:10.1021/pr101004j. PMID 21214270.
23. Tang TK, Chang WC, Chan WH, Yang SD, Ni MH, Yu JS (September 1998). "Proteolytic cleavage and activation of PAK2 during UV irradiation-induced apoptosis in A431 cells". Journal of Cellular Biochemistry. 70 (4): 442–54. doi:10.1002/(sici)1097-4644(19980915)70:4<442::aid-jcb2>3.3.co;2-n. PMID 9712143.
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External links

• PAK2 Info with links in the Cell Migration Gateway
• Overview of all the structural information available in the PDB for UniProt: Q13177 (Serine/threonine-protein kinase PAK 2) at the PDBe-KB.