title: [P21-activated kinases and their role in the nervous system].
abstract: P21-activated kinases (PAK) participate in a variety of important cellular activities, such as cytoskeleton remodeling, cell migration, cell cycle regulation, and apoptosis or survival. PAK also has an important impact on brain development, neuronal differentiation, and regulation of synaptic plasticity in the nervous system. PAK abnormalities result in diseases including cancer, Parkinson's disease (PD), Alzheimer's disease (AD) and neural retardation. Therefore, it is of vital physiological significance to investigate the neuronal function of PAK. In this paper we review the advancement of research on the neuronal biological function and the underlying mechanisms of PAK.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiology, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310058, China.
authors.forename: Yuan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Qin
authors.forename: Yue-Min
authors.initials: YM
authors.lastname: Ding
authors.forename: Qiang
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Xia
mesh_terms: D000544:Alzheimer Disease / Q000503:physiopathology; D017209:Apoptosis; D002453:Cell Cycle; D002465:Cell Movement; D003599:Cytoskeleton / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D009420:Nervous System / Q000201:enzymology*; D009473:Neuronal Plasticity; D009474:Neurons / Q000502:physiology*; D010300:Parkinson Disease / Q000503:physiopathology; D054462:p21-Activated Kinases / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D054462:p21-Activated Kinases