Type II p21-activated kinases (PAKs) are regulated by an autoinhibitory pseudosubstrate.
Ha, B.H., Davis, M.J., Chen, C., Lou, H.J., Gao, J., Zhang, R., Krauthammer, M., Halaban, R., Schlessinger, J., Turk, B.E., Boggon, T.J.(2012) Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 109: 16107-16112
- PubMed: 22988085 
- DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1214447109
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
4FIE, 4FIF, 4FIG, 4FIH, 4FII, 4FIJ - PubMed Abstract: 
The type II p21-activated kinases (PAKs) are key effectors of RHO-family GTPases involved in cell motility, survival, and proliferation. Using a structure-guided approach, we discovered that type II PAKs are regulated by an N-terminal autoinhibitory pseudosubstrate motif centered on a critical proline residue, and that this regulation occurs independently of activation loop phosphorylation ...