PAK6 p21 (RAC1) activated kinase 6
Gene ID: 56924, updated on 17-Jun-2024Gene type: protein coding
Also known as: PAK5
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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]
Associated conditions
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| Description | Tests |
|---|---|
| Biological insights from 108 schizophrenia-associated genetic loci. GeneReviews: Not available | |
| Novel genetic loci identified for the pathophysiology of childhood obesity in the Hispanic population. GeneReviews: Not available |
Genomic context
- Location:
- 15q15.1
- Sequence:
- Chromosome: 15; NC_000015.10 (40239063..40277487)
- Total number of exons:
- 12
Variation
| Resource | Links for this gene |
|---|---|
| ClinVar | Variants reported to ClinVar |
| dbVar | Studies and variants |
| SNP | Variation Viewer for PAK6 variants |
| Genome viewer | Explore NCBI-annotated and select non-NCBI annotated genome assemblies |
- ClinVarRelated medical variations
- dbVarLink from Gene to dbVar
- OMIMLink to related OMIM entry
- PubMed (OMIM)Gene links to PubMed derived from omim_pubmed_cited links
- RefSeq RNAsLink to Nucleotide RefSeq RNAs
- RefSeqGeneLink to Nucleotide RefSeqGenes
- Variation ViewerRelated Variants
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