title: Cloning and characterization of PAK5, a novel member of mammalian p21-activated kinase-II subfamily that is predominantly expressed in brain.
abstract: The p21-activated kinase (PAK) family of protein kinases has recently attracted considerable attention as an effector of Rho family of small G proteins and as an upstream regulator of MAPK signalling pathways during cellular events such as re-arrangement of the cytoskeleton and apoptosis. We have cloned a novel human PAK family kinase that has been designated as PAK5. PAK5 contains a CDC42/Rac1 interactive binding (CRIB) motif at the N-terminus and a Ste20-like kinase domain at the C-terminus. PAK5 is structurally most related to PAK4 and PAK6 to make up the PAK-II subfamily. We have shown that PAK5 preferentially binds to CDC42 in the presence of GTP and that CRIB motif is essential for this interaction. PAK5 is a functional protein kinase but unlike PAK-I family kinases (PAK1, 2, and 3), the kinase activity of PAK5 does not seem to require the binding of CDC42. Overexpression of PAK5 activates the JNK kinase pathway but not p38 or ERK pathways. PAK5 transcript is predominantly expressed in brain as revealed by Northern blot and in situ hybridization. The expression pattern of PAK5 is distinct from that of PAK4 and PAK6, suggesting a functional division among PAK-II subfamily kinases based on differential tissue distribution.
authors.affiliation: Center for Experimental Bioinformatics, University of Southern Denmark, Campusvej 55, DK-5230 Odense M, Denmark. pandey@cebi.sdu.dk
authors.forename: Akhilesh
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pandey
authors.forename: Ippeita
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Dan
authors.forename: Troels Z
authors.initials: TZ
authors.lastname: Kristiansen
authors.forename: Norinobu M
authors.initials: NM
authors.lastname: Watanabe
authors.forename: Jesper
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Voldby
authors.forename: Eriko
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kajikawa
authors.forename: Roya
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Khosravi-Far
authors.forename: Blagoy
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Blagoev
authors.forename: Matthias
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mann
mesh_terms: D020816:Amino Acid Motifs; D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D015152:Blotting, Northern; D001921:Brain / Q000201:enzymology*; D002874:Chromosome Mapping; D002890:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 20; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D050759:Cyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p21; D016213:Cyclins / Q000737:chemistry*; D018076:DNA, Complementary / Q000378:metabolism; D020558:GTP Phosphohydrolases / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D017403:In Situ Hybridization; D048055:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 8; D020928:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases / Q000378:metabolism; D008957:Models, Genetic; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010766:Phosphorylation; D011233:Precipitin Tests; D011485:Protein Binding; D017346:Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D017434:Protein Structure, Tertiary; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000378:metabolism; D014018:Tissue Distribution; D014162:Transfection; D020764:cdc42 GTP-Binding Protein / Q000378:metabolism; D054462:p21-Activated Kinases; D048051:p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases
chemical_list: C493956:CDKN1A protein, human; D050759:Cyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p21; D016213:Cyclins; D018076:DNA, Complementary; D012333:RNA, Messenger; C443802:PAK5 protein, human; D017346:Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases; D054462:p21-Activated Kinases; D048055:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 8; D020928:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases; D048051:p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases; D020558:GTP Phosphohydrolases; D020764:cdc42 GTP-Binding Protein