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PAK6 p21 (RAC1) activated kinase 6 [ Homo sapiens (human) ]

Gene ID: 56924, updated on 5-Mar-2024

Summary

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Official Symbol
PAK6provided by HGNC
Official Full Name
p21 (RAC1) activated kinase 6provided by HGNC
Primary source
HGNC:HGNC:16061
See related
Ensembl:ENSG00000137843 MIM:608110; AllianceGenome:HGNC:16061
Gene type
protein coding
RefSeq status
REVIEWED
Organism
Homo sapiens
Lineage
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini; Catarrhini; Hominidae; Homo
Also known as
PAK5
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]
Expression
Broad expression in testis (RPKM 8.7), brain (RPKM 8.5) and 14 other tissues See more
Orthologs
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Genomic context

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Location:
15q15.1
Exon count:
12
Annotation release Status Assembly Chr Location
RS_2023_10 current GRCh38.p14 (GCF_000001405.40) 15 NC_000015.10 (40239063..40277487)
RS_2023_10 current T2T-CHM13v2.0 (GCF_009914755.1) 15 NC_060939.1 (38045955..38084404)
105.20220307 previous assembly GRCh37.p13 (GCF_000001405.25) 15 NC_000015.9 (40531264..40569688)

Chromosome 15 - NC_000015.10Genomic Context describing neighboring genes Neighboring gene H3K27ac-H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr15:40428847-40429621 Neighboring gene MT-ND4 pseudogene 37 Neighboring gene H3K27ac-H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr15:40449670-40450530 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid active region 9236 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid active region 9237 Neighboring gene NANOG-H3K27ac-H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr15:40453661-40454425 Neighboring gene uncharacterized LOC107984763 Neighboring gene BUB1 mitotic checkpoint serine/threonine kinase B Neighboring gene MPRA-validated peak2300 silencer Neighboring gene BUB1B-PAK6 readthrough Neighboring gene MPRA-validated peak2301 silencer Neighboring gene H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr15:40520705-40521206 Neighboring gene H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr15:40534525-40535024 Neighboring gene H3K27ac hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr15:40537349-40537850 Neighboring gene Sharpr-MPRA regulatory region 12967 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid silent region 6319 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid active region 9238 Neighboring gene H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr15:40548820-40549617 Neighboring gene PAK6 antisense RNA 1 Neighboring gene H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr15:40564915-40565416 Neighboring gene H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr15:40566138-40566638 Neighboring gene H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr15:40572232-40573016 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid silent region 6320 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid silent region 6321 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid silent region 6322 Neighboring gene ankyrin repeat domain 63 Neighboring gene H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr15:40583508-40584053 Neighboring gene H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr15:40584054-40584598 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid active region 9239 Neighboring gene phospholipase C beta 2 Neighboring gene H3K27ac-H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr15:40594309-40595118

Genomic regions, transcripts, and products

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Expression

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  • Project title: HPA RNA-seq normal tissues
  • Description: RNA-seq was performed of tissue samples from 95 human individuals representing 27 different tissues in order to determine tissue-specificity of all protein-coding genes
  • BioProject: PRJEB4337
  • Publication: PMID 24309898
  • Analysis date: Wed Apr 4 07:08:55 2018

Bibliography

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Related articles in PubMed

  1. Mitochondrial PAK6 inhibits prostate cancer cell apoptosis via the PAK6-SIRT4-ANT2 complex. Li T, et al. Theranostics, 2020. PMID 32194820, Free PMC Article
  2. Prognostic and Predictive Value of p21-activated Kinase 6 Associated Support Vector Machine Classifier in Gastric Cancer Treated by 5-fluorouracil/Oxaliplatin Chemotherapy. Jiang Y, et al. EBioMedicine, 2017 Aug. PMID 28687498, Free PMC Article
  3. Chronic exposure to cigarette smoke leads to activation of p21 (RAC1)-activated kinase 6 (PAK6) in non-small cell lung cancer cells. Raja R, et al. Oncotarget, 2016 Sep 20. PMID 27542207, Free PMC Article
  4. Tumor Suppressive Function of p21-activated Kinase 6 in Hepatocellular Carcinoma. Liu W, et al. J Biol Chem, 2015 Nov 20. PMID 26442588, Free PMC Article
  5. PAK6 increase chemoresistance and is a prognostic marker for stage II and III colon cancer patients undergoing 5-FU based chemotherapy. Chen J, et al. Oncotarget, 2015 Jan 1. PMID 25426562, Free PMC Article

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GeneRIFs: Gene References Into Functions

What's a GeneRIF?
  1. The role of the miR-4306/PAK6 axis in degenerative nucleus pulposus cells in human intervertebral disc degeneration.
    Title: The role of the miR-4306/PAK6 axis in degenerative nucleus pulposus cells in human intervertebral disc degeneration.
  2. Long non-coding RNA LINC00680 functions as a ceRNA to promote esophageal squamous cell carcinoma progression through the miR-423-5p/PAK6 axis.
    Title: Long non-coding RNA LINC00680 functions as a ceRNA to promote esophageal squamous cell carcinoma progression through the miR-423-5p/PAK6 axis.
  3. Mitochondrial PAK6 inhibits prostate cancer cell apoptosis via the PAK6-SIRT4-ANT2 complex.
    Title: Mitochondrial PAK6 inhibits prostate cancer cell apoptosis via the PAK6-SIRT4-ANT2 complex.
  4. p21-activated kinase 6 controls mitosis and hepatocellular carcinoma progression by regulating Eg5.
    Title: p21-activated kinase 6 controls mitosis and hepatocellular carcinoma progression by regulating Eg5.
  5. The miR-185/PAK6 axis predicts therapy response and regulates survival of drug-resistant leukemic stem cells in CML.
    Title: The miR-185/PAK6 axis predicts therapy response and regulates survival of drug-resistant leukemic stem cells in CML.
  6. inhibition of PAK6 leads to reduction in cell proliferation, migration and invasion of cigarette smoke treated non-small cell lung cancer cells
    Title: Chronic exposure to cigarette smoke leads to activation of p21 (RAC1)-activated kinase 6 (PAK6) in non-small cell lung cancer cells.
  7. Study shows that high PAK6 expression is associated with poor prognosis and increased chemoresistance to 5-FU/oxaliplatin chemotherapy of gastric tumor.
    Title: Prognostic and Predictive Value of p21-activated Kinase 6 Associated Support Vector Machine Classifier in Gastric Cancer Treated by 5-fluorouracil/Oxaliplatin Chemotherapy.
  8. RhoD recruits Pak6 to the plasma membrane to antagonize RhoC signaling during cell contraction and blebbing
    Title: RhoD Inhibits RhoC-ROCK-Dependent Cell Contraction via PAK6.
  9. PAK6 localization to cell-cell adhesions is Cdc42-dependent
    Title: PAK6 targets to cell-cell adhesions through its N-terminus in a Cdc42-dependent manner to drive epithelial colony escape.
  10. p21-activated kinase 6 (PAK6) as a novel interactor of leucine-rich repeat kinase 2 (LRRK2), a kinase involved in Parkinson's disease
    Title: Leucine-rich repeat kinase 2 interacts with p21-activated kinase 6 to control neurite complexity in mammalian brain.
Submit: New GeneRIF Correction See all GeneRIFs (26)

Phenotypes

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EBI GWAS Catalog

Description
Biological insights from 108 schizophrenia-associated genetic loci.
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EBI GWAS Catalog

Variation

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See studies and variants in dbVar

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Genotypes

Pathways from PubChem

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Interactions

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Products Interactant Other Gene Complex Source Pubs Description

General gene information

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Markers

Readthrough BUB1B-PAK6

Readthrough gene: BUB1B-PAK6, Included gene: BUB1B

Homology

Gene Ontology Provided by GOA

Function Evidence Code Pubs
enables ATP binding IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
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enables cadherin binding HDA PubMed 
enables protein binding IPI
Inferred from Physical Interaction
more info
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enables protein serine kinase activity IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
  
enables protein serine/threonine kinase activity IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
  
Process Evidence Code Pubs
involved_in apoptotic process TAS
Traceable Author Statement
more info
 PubMed 
involved_in cytoskeleton organization TAS
Traceable Author Statement
more info
 PubMed 
involved_in intracellular signal transduction IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
  
involved_in learning IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
  
involved_in locomotory behavior IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
  
involved_in memory IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
  
involved_in neuron projection arborization IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
  
involved_in neuron projection extension IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
  
involved_in phosphorylation IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
  
involved_in protein phosphorylation IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
  
involved_in regulation of DNA-templated transcription TAS
Traceable Author Statement
more info
 PubMed 
involved_in regulation of MAPK cascade IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
  
Component Evidence Code Pubs
located_in cell junction IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
  
is_active_in cytoplasm IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
  
located_in cytosol TAS
Traceable Author Statement
more info
  
located_in fibrillar center IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
  
located_in nucleoplasm IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
  
located_in postsynaptic density IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
  

General protein information

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Preferred Names
serine/threonine-protein kinase PAK 6
Names
p21 protein (Cdc42/Rac)-activated kinase 6
p21(CDKN1A)-activated kinase 6
NP_001263646.1
NP_001263647.1
NP_001382359.1
NP_001382360.1
NP_064553.1

NCBI Reference Sequences (RefSeq)

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RefSeqs maintained independently of Annotated Genomes

These reference sequences exist independently of genome builds. Explain

These reference sequences are curated independently of the genome annotation cycle, so their versions may not match the RefSeq versions in the current genome build. Identify version mismatches by comparing the version of the RefSeq in this section to the one reported in Genomic regions, transcripts, and products above.

Genomic

  1. NG_033169.1 RefSeqGene

    Range
    26636..65060
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mRNA and Protein(s)

  1. NM_001276717.1 → NP_001263646.1  serine/threonine-protein kinase PAK 6 isoform 1

    See identical proteins and their annotated locations for NP_001263646.1

    Status: REVIEWED

    Description
    Transcript Variant: This variant (4) differs in the 5' UTR and the 3' UTR, compared to variant 1. Variants 1 and 4 encode the same isoform (1).
    Source sequence(s)
    BC035596, DA191028
    UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot
    A8K2G2, B3KYB0, G5E9R2, Q9NQU5
    Related
    ENSP00000439597.2, ENST00000542403.3
    Conserved Domains (2) summary
    cd06659
    Location:385 → 681
    STKc_PAK6; Catalytic domain of the Serine/Threonine Kinase, p21-activated kinase 6
    pfam00786
    Location:11 → 67
    PBD; P21-Rho-binding domain

  2. NM_001276718.2 → NP_001263647.1  serine/threonine-protein kinase PAK 6 isoform 2

    See identical proteins and their annotated locations for NP_001263647.1

    Status: REVIEWED

    Description
    Transcript Variant: This variant (5) differs in the 5' UTR and lacks an alternate in-frame exon in the 3' coding region, compared to variant 1. The encoded isoform (2) is shorter than isoform 1.
    Source sequence(s)
    AC020658, AK026592, AK131522, BC035596
    Consensus CDS
    CCDS61590.1
    UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot
    Q9NQU5
    Related
    ENSP00000409465.2, ENST00000455577.6
    Conserved Domains (3) summary
    smart00220
    Location:412 → 613
    S_TKc; Serine/Threonine protein kinases, catalytic domain
    pfam00786
    Location:11 → 63
    PBD; P21-Rho-binding domain
    cl21453
    Location:385 → 636
    PKc_like; Protein Kinases, catalytic domain

  3. NM_001395430.1 → NP_001382359.1  serine/threonine-protein kinase PAK 6 isoform 1

    Status: REVIEWED

    Source sequence(s)
    AC020658
    UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot
    A8K2G2, B3KYB0, G5E9R2, Q9NQU5
    Related
    ENSP00000453858.1, ENST00000560346.6
    Conserved Domains (2) summary
    cd06659
    Location:385 → 681
    STKc_PAK6; Catalytic domain of the Serine/Threonine Kinase, p21-activated kinase 6
    pfam00786
    Location:11 → 67
    PBD; P21-Rho-binding domain

  4. NM_001395431.1 → NP_001382360.1  serine/threonine-protein kinase PAK 6 isoform 1

    Status: REVIEWED

    Source sequence(s)
    AC020658
    UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot
    A8K2G2, B3KYB0, G5E9R2, Q9NQU5
    Conserved Domains (2) summary
    cd06659
    Location:385 → 681
    STKc_PAK6; Catalytic domain of the Serine/Threonine Kinase, p21-activated kinase 6
    pfam00786
    Location:11 → 67
    PBD; P21-Rho-binding domain

  5. NM_020168.6 → NP_064553.1  serine/threonine-protein kinase PAK 6 isoform 1

    See identical proteins and their annotated locations for NP_064553.1

    Status: REVIEWED

    Description
    Transcript Variant: This variant (1) encodes isoform 1. Variants 1 and 4 encode the same isoform (1).
    Source sequence(s)
    AC020658
    UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot
    A8K2G2, B3KYB0, G5E9R2, Q9NQU5
    Related
    ENSP00000260404.4, ENST00000260404.8
    Conserved Domains (2) summary
    cd06659
    Location:385 → 681
    STKc_PAK6; Catalytic domain of the Serine/Threonine Kinase, p21-activated kinase 6
    pfam00786
    Location:11 → 67
    PBD; P21-Rho-binding domain

RefSeqs of Annotated Genomes: GCF_000001405.40-RS_2023_10

The following sections contain reference sequences that belong to a specific genome build. Explain

Reference GRCh38.p14 Primary Assembly

Genomic

  1. NC_000015.10 Reference GRCh38.p14 Primary Assembly

    Range
    40239063..40277487
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Alternate T2T-CHM13v2.0

Genomic

  1. NC_060939.1 Alternate T2T-CHM13v2.0

    Range
    38045955..38084404
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Nucleotide Protein
Heading Accession and Version
Protein Accession Links
GenPept Link UniProtKB Link
Q9NQU5.1 GenPept UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot:Q9NQU5

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