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Cdc42 binding protein kinase beta
Introduction
CDC42 binding protein kinase beta is a protein that in humans is encoded by the CDC42BPB gene. [1]
Function
Function
This gene encodes a member of the serine/threonine protein kinase family. The encoded protein contains a Cdc42/Rac-binding p21 binding domain resembling that of PAK kinase. The kinase domain of this protein is most closely related to that of myotonic dystrophy kinase-related ROK. Studies of the similar gene in rat suggested that this kinase may act as a downstream effector of Cdc42 in cytoskeletal reorganization.
Further reading
Further reading
- Choi SH, Czifra G, Kedei N, Lewin NE, Lazar J, Pu Y, Marquez VE, Blumberg PM (2008). “Characterization of the interaction of phorbol esters with the C1 domain of MRCK (myotonic dystrophy kinase-related Cdc42 binding kinase) alpha/beta”. J. Biol. Chem. 283 (16): 10543–9. doi:10.1074/jbc.M707463200. PMC 2447637. PMID 18263588.
- Kim YJ, Kim NY, Lee MK, Choi HJ, Baek HJ, Nam CH (2010). “Overexpression and unique rearrangement of VH2 transcripts in immunoglobulin variable heavy chain genes in ankylosing spondylitis patients”. Exp. Mol. Med. 42 (5): 319–26. doi:10.3858/emm.2010.42.5.030. PMC 2877252. PMID 20177145.
- Rose JE, Behm FM, Drgon T, Johnson C, Uhl GR (2010). “Personalized smoking cessation: interactions between nicotine dose, dependence and quit-success genotype score”. Mol. Med. 16 (7–8): 247–53. doi:10.2119/molmed.2009.00159. PMC 2896464. PMID 20379614.
- Huo L, Wen W, Wang R, Kam C, Xia J, Feng W, Zhang M (2011). “Cdc42-dependent formation of the ZO-1/MRCKβ complex at the leading edge controls cell migration”. EMBO J. 30 (4): 665–78. doi:10.1038/emboj.2010.353. PMC 3041950. PMID 21240187.
This article incorporates text from the United States National Library of Medicine, which is in the public domain.