PAK6

Entrez Summary: This gene encodes a member of a family of p21-stimulated serine/threonine protein kinases, which contain an amino-terminal Cdc42/Rac interactive binding (CRIB) domain and a carboxyl-terminal kinase domain. These kinases function in a number of cellular processes, including cytoskeleton rearrangement, apoptosis, and the mitogen-activated protein (MAP) kinase signaling pathway. The protein encoded by this gene interacts with androgen receptor (AR) and translocates to the nucleus, where it is involved in transcriptional regulation. Changes in expression of this gene have been linked to prostate cancer. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants. [provided by RefSeq, Dec 2015].
UniProt Summary: Serine/threonine protein kinase that plays a role in the regulation of gene transcription. The kinase activity is induced by various effectors including AR or MAP2K6/MAPKK6. Phosphorylates the DNA-binding domain of androgen receptor/AR and thereby inhibits AR-mediated transcription. Inhibits also ESR1-mediated transcription. May play a role in cytoskeleton regulation by interacting with IQGAP1. May protect cells from apoptosis through phosphorylation of BAD. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:14573606, ECO:0000269|PubMed:20054820}.

Pfam Domains GO Terms

Compound Hit Most Correlated Genes in Chemogenomics Tissues where Essential in the Avana Dataset (DepMap 20Q1)

Global Fraction of Cell Lines Where Essential: 0/739

Tissue	Fraction Of Cell Lines Where Essential
1290807.0	0/1
909776.0	0/1
bile duct	0/28
blood	0/28
bone	0/26
breast	0/33
central nervous system	0/56
cervix	0/4
colorectal	0/17
esophagus	0/13
fibroblast	0/1
gastric	0/16
kidney	0/21
liver	0/20
lung	0/75
lymphocyte	0/16
ovary	0/26
pancreas	0/24
peripheral nervous system	0/16
plasma cell	0/15
prostate	0/1
skin	0/24
soft tissue	0/9
thyroid	0/2
upper aerodigestive	0/22
urinary tract	0/29
uterus	0/5

Expression Distribution

Rac GTPase binding
memory
fibrillar center
stress-activated protein kinase signaling cascade
learning
locomotory behavior
learning or memory
cognition
cadherin binding
activation of protein kinase activity
protein serine/threonine kinase activity
signal transduction by protein phosphorylation
positive regulation of protein kinase activity
cell junction
behavior
positive regulation of kinase activity
positive regulation of transferase activity
regulation of MAPK cascade
regulation of protein kinase activity
regulation of kinase activity
apoptotic process
cell migration
protein phosphorylation
regulation of transferase activity
positive regulation of protein phosphorylation
programmed cell death
positive regulation of phosphorylation
cell motility
localization of cell
cell death
cytoskeleton organization
positive regulation of phosphorus metabolic process
positive regulation of phosphate metabolic process
positive regulation of protein modification process
phosphorylation
locomotion
nervous system process
positive regulation of catalytic activity
regulation of protein phosphorylation
ATP binding