PAK2 (p21 activated kinase 2)

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p21 protein (Cdc42/Rac)-activated kinase 2 (PAK2) is a serine/threonine kinase that is a target for the GTP binding proteins CDC42 and RAC1. PAK2 likely plays a role in regulating apoptosis and may be involved in neurite outgrowth. PAK2 has more copies in the human genome than in any other primate.

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References

  1. CHL1 cooperates with PAK1-3 to regulate morphological differentiation of embryonic cortical neurons., Demyanenko, G P., Halberstadt A I., Rao R S., and Maness P F. , Neuroscience, 01/2010, Volume 165, Issue 1, p.107-15, (2010)
  2. Lineage-specific gene duplication and loss in human and great ape evolution., Fortna, A., Kim Y., MacLaren E., Marshall K., Hahn G., Meltesen L., Brenton M., Hink R., Burgers S., Hernandez-Boussard T., et al. , PLoS Biol, 07/2004, Volume 2, Issue 7, p.E207, (2004)