PAK2

p21 (RAC1) activated kinase 2

Summary

The p21 activated kinases (PAK) are critical effectors that link Rho GTPases to cytoskeleton reorganization and nuclear signaling. The PAK proteins are a family of serine/threonine kinases that serve as targets for the small GTP binding proteins, CDC42 and RAC1, and have been implicated in a wide range of biological activities. The protein encoded by this gene is activated by proteolytic cleavage during caspase-mediated apoptosis, and may play a role in regulating the apoptotic events in the dying cell. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]

Known Variants25 total

rsidPosition (GRCh37)AllelesClassClinVar
rs117181733:196,478,378C/A
rs134342653:196,489,422C/T
rs76308523:196,508,551T/Adownstream gene variant
rs24743221053:196,509,581A/Guncertain significance
rs104401653:196,511,870C/Tcoding sequence variant
rs98291143:196,518,623G/T
rs780438213:196,529,982A/Cuncertain significance
rs732058423:196,530,013A/Glikely benign
rs5323135253:196,533,109A/G
rs5650261353:196,533,500T/Guncertain significance
rs7770790113:196,533,514C/Tuncertain significance
rs24739810403:196,533,538G/Tuncertain significance
rs17156373663:196,534,773A/Guncertain significance
rs7577477543:196,537,469G/Auncertain significance
rs7671226833:196,539,110C/Tuncertain significance
rs7465764033:196,539,723G/Tuncertain significance
rs7695581753:196,541,329G/Tuncertain significance
rs24739933643:196,541,372G/Tuncertain significance
rs21087729433:196,547,293C/Tuncertain significance
rs24740010963:196,547,357A/Tuncertain significance
rs24740011043:196,547,361G/Alikely pathogenic
rs5272598993:196,547,366A/Guncertain significance
rs21087730033:196,547,391G/Apathogenic
rs20843853:196,553,867A/T
rs7614465813:196,554,167A/Tuncertain significance

Gene information from NCBI Gene. Variant classifications from ClinVar.