p21 in cancer research

B Shamloo, S Usluer - Cancers, 2019 - mdpi.com
p21 functions as a cell cycle inhibitor and anti-proliferative effector in normal cells, and is
dysregulated in some cancers. Earlier observations on p21 knockout models emphasized …

PAK signalling during the development and progression of cancer

M Radu, G Semenova, R Kosoff, J Chernoff - Nature reviews Cancer, 2014 - nature.com
Abstract p21-activated kinases (PAKs) are positioned at the nexus of several oncogenic
signalling pathways. Overexpression or mutational activation of PAK isoforms frequently …

Targeting Rho GTPase signaling networks in cancer

NS Clayton, AJ Ridley - Frontiers in cell and developmental biology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
As key regulators of cytoskeletal dynamics, Rho GTPases coordinate a wide range of
cellular processes, including cell polarity, cell migration, and cell cycle progression. The …

Structure, biochemistry, and biology of PAK kinases

R Kumar, R Sanawar, X Li, F Li - Gene, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract PAKs, p21-activated kinases, play central roles and act as converging junctions for
discrete signals elicited on the cell surface and for a number of intracellular signaling …

[HTML][HTML] P21-Activated Kinase 1: Emerging biological functions and potential therapeutic targets in Cancer

D Yao, C Li, MSR Rajoka, Z He, J Huang, J Wang… - Theranostics, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Abstract The p21-Activated kinase 1 (PAK1), a member of serine-threonine kinases family,
was initially identified as an interactor of the Rho GTPases RAC1 and CDC42, which affect a …

Direct redox regulation of F-actin assembly and disassembly by Mical

RJ Hung, CW Pak, JR Terman - Science, 2011 - science.org
Different types of cell behavior, including growth, motility, and navigation, require actin
proteins to assemble into filaments. Here, we describe a biochemical process that was able …

A tale of two Paks

LE Arias‐Romero, J Chernoff - Biology of the Cell, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Paks (p21‐activated kinases) are effectors for the small GTPases Cdc42 (cell division cycle
42) and Rac that play fundamental roles in a wide range of cellular processes, including cell …

The making of filopodia

J Faix, K Rottner - Current opinion in cell biology, 2006 - Elsevier
Filopodia are rod-like cell surface projections filled with bundles of parallel actin filaments.
They are found on a variety of cell types and have been ascribed sensory or exploratory …

Rho GTPases: functions and association with cancer

SIJ Ellenbroek, JG Collard - Clinical & experimental metastasis, 2007 - Springer
Rho GTPases are small proteins that act as binary molecular switches in a wide range of
signalling pathways upon stimulation of cell surface receptors. Three different classes of …

PAK signaling in oncogenesis

PR Molli, DQ Li, BW Murray, SK Rayala, R Kumar - Oncogene, 2009 - nature.com
The p21-activated kinase (PAK) family of serine/threonine kinases is important in
physiological processes including motility, survival, mitosis, transcription and translation …