PAK promotes morphological changes by acting upstream of Rac
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PAK promotes morphological changes by acting upstream of Rac.
The serine/threonine kinase p21-activated kinase (PAK) has been implicated as a downstream effector of the small GTPases Rac and Cdc42. While these GTPases evidently induce a variety of morphological changes, the role(s) of PAK remains elusive. Here we report that overexpression of betaPAK in PC12 cells induces a Rac phenotype, including cell spreading/membrane ruffling, and increased lamellipo...
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عنوان ژورنال: The EMBO Journal
سال: 1998
ISSN: 1460-2075
DOI: 10.1093/emboj/17.15.4328