Gene Information
Gene NamePAK3
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length559
Protein NamesSerine/threonine-protein kinase PAK 3 (EC 2.7.11.1) (Beta-PAK) (Oligophrenin-3) (p21-activated kinase 3) (PAK-3)
Target Nameserine/threonine-protein kinase pak 3
Target TypeNA
Gene Age1488 ( ENSG00000077264 )
Evolutionary StageEukaryota
AlphaFoldDBO75914
Gene CardPAK3
Uniprot IDO75914
PfamPF00786; PF00069
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionyes (0.681678199)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ PAK3 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ PAK3 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ PAK3 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Pak3 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ PAK3 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Pak3 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ PAK3 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsPAK1, PAK2
ParalogsPAK5, PAK6, PAK4, SBK2, STK39, MAP4K1, MINK1, TNIK, MAP4K5, SLK, MAP3K14, MAP3K19, STRADB, STK4, MAP3K1, TAOK2, MAP4K3, NRK, STRADA, MAP2K3, STK10, MAP2K6, STK26, TAOK3, TAOK1, MAP3K8, MAP4K2, OXSR1, STK3, NEK4, STK25, STK24, MAP4K4, PAK1, PAK2
Tissuebrain, pancreas, cerebral.cortex
Tissue SpecificityRestricted to the nervous system. Highly expressed in postmitotic neurons of the developing and postnatal cerebral cortex and hippocampus. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:12890786}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
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Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 6FD3  (X-ray  1.52A 
DBSNP rs121434612  rs121434613 
Subcellular location [CC]Cytoplasm {ECO:0000250}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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