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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
17
pubmed:dateCreated
2001-4-24
pubmed:abstractText
The serine/threonine kinase PAK4 was identified first as an effector molecule for the Rho GTPase Cdc42. PAK4 differs from other members of the PAK family both in sequence and function. Previously we have shown that an important function of this kinase is to mediate the induction of filopodia in response to activated Cdc42. Studies with a constitutively active PAK4 mutant have shown that it also has a role in promoting anchorage-independent growth, an important hallmark of oncogenic transformation. Here we show that another function of PAK4 is to protect cells against apoptotic cell death. Expression of wild-type or constitutively active PAK4 delays the onset of apoptosis in response to tumor necrosis factor alpha stimulation, UV irradiation, and serum starvation. Consistent with an antiapoptotic function, expression of PAK4 leads to an increase in phosphorylation of the proapoptotic protein Bad and an inhibition of caspase activation.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/BAD protein, human, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Bad protein, mouse, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Carrier Proteins, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Caspases, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/PAK4 protein, human, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Pak4 protein, mouse, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Protein-Serine-Threonine Kinases, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/bcl-Associated Death Protein, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/cdc42 GTP-Binding Protein, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/p21-Activated Kinases
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
0021-9258
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
27
pubmed:volume
276
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
14414-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:11278822-3T3 Cells, pubmed-meshheading:11278822-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:11278822-Apoptosis, pubmed-meshheading:11278822-Blotting, Western, pubmed-meshheading:11278822-Carrier Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:11278822-Caspases, pubmed-meshheading:11278822-Cell Line, pubmed-meshheading:11278822-Cell Nucleus, pubmed-meshheading:11278822-Cell Survival, pubmed-meshheading:11278822-Cells, Cultured, pubmed-meshheading:11278822-Enzyme Activation, pubmed-meshheading:11278822-Flow Cytometry, pubmed-meshheading:11278822-HeLa Cells, pubmed-meshheading:11278822-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:11278822-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:11278822-Microscopy, Fluorescence, pubmed-meshheading:11278822-Mutation, pubmed-meshheading:11278822-Phosphorylation, pubmed-meshheading:11278822-Plasmids, pubmed-meshheading:11278822-Protein-Serine-Threonine Kinases, pubmed-meshheading:11278822-Time Factors, pubmed-meshheading:11278822-Transfection, pubmed-meshheading:11278822-Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha, pubmed-meshheading:11278822-Ultraviolet Rays, pubmed-meshheading:11278822-bcl-Associated Death Protein, pubmed-meshheading:11278822-cdc42 GTP-Binding Protein, pubmed-meshheading:11278822-p21-Activated Kinases
pubmed:year
2001
pubmed:articleTitle
The serine/threonine kinase PAK4 prevents caspase activation and protects cells from apoptosis.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Biological Sciences, Columbia University, New York, New York 10027, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't