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RAC1 and CDC42 activate PAK1
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authored
[InstanceEdit:2029483] Garapati, P V, 2012-01-04
category
transition
compartment
[Compartment:70101] cytosol
[Compartment:876] plasma membrane
created
[InstanceEdit:2029450] Garapati, P V, 2012-01-04
dbId
2029456
displayName
RAC1 and CDC42 activate PAK1
edited
[InstanceEdit:2029483] Garapati, P V, 2012-01-04
[InstanceEdit:8981921] Orlic-Milacic, Marija, 2017-03-15
eventOf
[Pathway:R-HSA-5627123] RHO GTPases activate PAKs - Homo sapiens
[Pathway:R-HSA-2029482] Regulation of actin dynamics for phagocytic cup formation - Homo sapiens
followingEvent
[Reaction:R-HSA-5627775] Autophosphorylation of PAK1,2,3 - Homo sapiens
input
[DefinedSet:R-HSA-389778] CDC42:GTP, RAC1:GTP [plasma membrane]
[Complex:R-HSA-445002] PAK1 dimer [cytosol]
isChimeric
false
isInDisease
false
isInferred
false
literatureReference
[LiteratureReference:2028946] Rapid association of cytoskeletal remodeling proteins with the developing phagosomes of human neutrophils
[LiteratureReference:2028976] Localization of p21-activated kinase 1 (PAK1) to pseudopodia, membrane ruffles, and phagocytic cups in activated human neutrophils
[LiteratureReference:442644] Structural requirements for PAK activation by Rac GTPases
maxDepth
1
modified
[InstanceEdit:11080360] Weiser, Joel, 2026-03-16
name
RAC1 and CDC42 activate PAK1
orthologousEvent
[Reaction:R-MMU-2029456] RAC1 and CDC42 activate PAK1 - Mus musculus
[Reaction:R-SCE-2029456] RAC1 and CDC42 activate PAK1 - Saccharomyces cerevisiae
[Reaction:R-SPO-2029456] RAC1 and CDC42 activate PAK1 - Schizosaccharomyces pombe
[Reaction:R-DDI-2029456] RAC1 and CDC42 activate PAK1 - Dictyostelium discoideum
[Reaction:R-CEL-2029456] RAC1 and CDC42 activate PAK1 - Caenorhabditis elegans
[Reaction:R-DME-2029456] RAC1 and CDC42 activate PAK1 - Drosophila melanogaster
[Reaction:R-GGA-2029456] RAC1 and CDC42 activate PAK1 - Gallus gallus
[Reaction:R-XTR-2029456] RAC1 and CDC42 activate PAK1 - Xenopus tropicalis
[Reaction:R-SSC-2029456] RAC1 and CDC42 activate PAK1 - Sus scrofa
[Reaction:R-BTA-2029456] RAC1 and CDC42 activate PAK1 - Bos taurus
[Reaction:R-CFA-2029456] RAC1 and CDC42 activate PAK1 - Canis familiaris
[Reaction:R-RNO-2029456] RAC1 and CDC42 activate PAK1 - Rattus norvegicus
output
[EntityWithAccessionedSequence:R-HSA-162629] PAK1 [cytosol]
[Complex:R-HSA-2029159] RAC1:GTP,CDC42:GTP:PAK1 [plasma membrane]
precedingEvent
[BlackBoxEvent:R-HSA-2029445] An unknown GEF exchanges GTP for GDP on CDC42:GDP - Homo sapiens
regulatedBy
[NegativeRegulation:R-HSA-8981922] Negative regulation by 'NF2 [plasma membrane]'
regulationReference
[RegulationReference:9642998] Negative regulation by 'NF2 [plasma membrane]' Merlin, the product of the Nf2 tumor suppressor gene, is an inhibitor of the p21-activated kinase, Pak1
releaseDate
2013-03-12
reviewStatus
[ReviewStatus:9821382] five stars
reviewed
[InstanceEdit:2248842] Rosales, C, 2012-05-14
[InstanceEdit:5668821] Rivero Crespo, Francisco, 2014-12-26
schemaClass
Reaction
species
[Species:48887] Homo sapiens
stId
R-HSA-2029456
summation
[Summation:2028834] PAK1, a downstream effector of CDC42 and RAC1, is found loca...
updateTrackers
[UpdateTracker:9781091] Update Tracker - [Reaction:2029456] RAC1 and CDC42 activate PAK1 - v61:[addOutput, addRegulator]
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(updatedInstance)
[UpdateTracker:9781091] Update Tracker - [Reaction:2029456] RAC1 and CDC42 activate PAK1 - v61:[addOutput, addRegulator]
(hasEvent)
[Pathway:R-HSA-5627123] RHO GTPases activate PAKs
[Pathway:R-HSA-2029482] Regulation of actin dynamics for phagocytic cup formation
(precedingEvent)
[Reaction:R-HSA-5627775] Autophosphorylation of PAK1,2,3
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