Definition: A family of serine-threonine kinases that bind to and are activated by MONOMERIC GTP-BINDING PROTEINS such as RAC GTP-BINDING PROTEINS and CDC42 GTP-BINDING PROTEIN. They are intracellular signaling kinases that play a role the regulation of cytoskeletal organization.
Other names PAK65; p21-Activated Kinase, beta; p21 Activated Kinases; p21 Activated Kinase 3; p21 Activated Kinase 2; p21 Activated Kinase 1; gamma PAK; beta p21 Activated Kinase; alpha p21 Activated Kinase; Serine Threonine Protein Kinase PAK 3; Serine Threonine Protein Kinase PAK 1; PAK 2 Kinase; PAK 1 Kinase; Oligophrenin 3; Kinases, p21-Activated; Kinases, PAK; p65PAK Protein; p65(PAK); p21-Activated Kinase 3; p21-Activated Kinase 2