P21-Activated Protein Kinase Is Overexpressed in Hepatocellular Carcinoma and Enhances Cancer Metastasis Involving c-Jun NH2-Terminal Kinase Activation and …

YP Ching, VYL Leong, MF Lee, HT Xu, DY Jin, IOL Ng - Cancer research, 2007 - AACR
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the major malignancies in the world. The
prognosis of HCC is poor, due to frequent intrahepatic metastasis and tumor recurrence …

P21-activated protein kinase 1 is overexpressed in gastric cancer and induces cancer metastasis

LH Li, Q Luo, MH Zheng, C Pan, GY Wu… - Oncology …, 2012 - spandidos-publications.com
P21-activated protein kinase (Pak1), a main downstream effector of small Rho GTPases,
plays an important role in the regulation of cell morphogenesis, motility, mitosis and …

[HTML][HTML] PAK3 promotes the metastasis of hepatocellular carcinoma by regulating EMT process

Z Gao, M Zhong, Z Ye, Z Wu, Y Xiong, J Ma… - Journal of …, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Purpose: Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the most common malignant tumors.
The malignant biological behavior of HCC is closely related to epithelial-mesenchymal …

Downregulation of p21‐activated kinase‐1 inhibits the growth of gastric cancer cells involving cyclin B1

F Liu, X Li, C Wang, X Cai, Z Du… - International journal of …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract p21‐activated kinase 1 (Pak1), a serine/threonine kinase, has been implicated in
cytoskeletal remodelling, cell motility, apoptosis and transformation. However, the role of …

Expression and prognostic significance of p21-activated kinase 6 in hepatocellular carcinoma

H Chen, J Miao, H Li, C Wang, J Li, Y Zhu… - journal of surgical …, 2014 - Elsevier
Background p21-activated protein kinase (PAK) 6 is a serine-threonine kinase belonging to
the PAK family. Previous studies have indicated that abnormal expressions of PAK1, PAK2 …

P21-activated kinase 5 plays essential roles in the proliferation and tumorigenicity of human hepatocellular carcinoma

Z Fang, B Jiang, X Gu, B Zhao, R Ge… - Acta pharmacologica …, 2014 - nature.com
Aim: To investigate the roles of P21-activated kinase 5 (PAK5) in proliferation and
tumorigenicity of human hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Methods: HCC and matched …

P21‐activated kinase 5 is overexpressed during colorectal cancer progression and regulates colorectal carcinoma cell adhesion and migration

W Gong, Z An, Y Wang, X Pan, W Fang… - … journal of cancer, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract P21‐activated kinase 5 (PAK5) is the recently identified member of the group B p21‐
activated kinase (PAK) family which are effectors of the small GTPase Cdc42 and Rac1 …

[HTML][HTML] P21-activated kinase 1 stimulates colon cancer cell growth and migration/invasion via ERK-and AKT-dependent pathways

N Huynh, KH Liu, GS Baldwin, H He - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) …, 2010 - Elsevier
The p21-activated kinase (PAK) family of serine/threonine kinases plays an important role in
cell proliferation, survival and motility, as well as in cell transformation and tumor …

Overexpression of P21-activated kinase 4 is associated with poor prognosis in non-small cell lung cancer and promotes migration and invasion

S Cai, Z Ye, X Wang, Y Pan, Y Weng, S Lao… - Journal of Experimental …, 2015 - Springer
Abstract Background P21-activated kinase 4 (PAK4), an effector of the Rho family protein
Cdc42, is an important oncogene whose expression is increased in many human cancers …

PAK1-dependent MAPK pathway activation is required for colorectal cancer cell proliferation

H Qing, W Gong, Y Che, X Wang, L Peng, Y Liang… - Tumor Biology, 2012 - Springer
Abstract P21-activated protein kinase1 (PAK1), a main downstream effector of small Rho
GTPases, Rac1, and Cdc42, plays an important role in the regulation of cell morphogenesis …