Rho family GTPase signaling through type II p21-activated kinases
Chetty A, Ha B, Boggon T. Rho family GTPase signaling through type II p21-activated kinases. Cellular And Molecular Life Sciences 2022, 79: 598. PMID: 36401658, PMCID: PMC10105373, DOI: 10.1007/s00018-022-04618-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRho family small GTPasesP21-activated kinaseRho GTPasesSmall GTPasesPAK family membersRho family GTPaseSignal transduction pathwaysMechanism of regulationPAK familySignal transductionTransduction pathwaysGTPasesMolecular basisDownstream effectorsDomain recognitionPAKsCross talkKinasePAK groupDistinct structuresRegulationPAKFamily membersGTPaseTransductionMolecular basis for integrin adhesion receptor binding to p21-activated kinase 4 (PAK4)
Ha B, Yigit S, Natarajan N, Morse E, Calderwood D, Boggon T. Molecular basis for integrin adhesion receptor binding to p21-activated kinase 4 (PAK4). Communications Biology 2022, 5: 1257. PMID: 36385162, PMCID: PMC9669019, DOI: 10.1038/s42003-022-04157-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsP21-activated kinase 4Integrin adhesion receptorsMolecular basisAdhesion receptorsIntegrin β5Potential cellular rolesIntegrin β tailsKinase 4Membrane-proximal halfSubstrate-binding grooveSubstrate-binding siteSite-directed mutagenesisCellular rolesPhosphoacceptor sitesΒ tailExtracellular ligandsCytoplasmic signalingCytoplasmic tailKinase domainMultiple kinasesIntegrin complexΒ5 integrinsΒ5TailMutagenesis