YFG Logo
PXN - paxillin
Entrez Gene Name: paxillin
Synonyms: AW108311, AW123232, FLJ16691, FLJ23042, PAX, PAXILLIN, PXN

Gene Summary

No Data Available

Cell Regulation

Regulates:
  • PTK2
  • FAK
  • Erk
View all 34 in IPA
Regulated by:
  • SRC
  • PTK2
  • FN1
View all 268 in IPA
Binds:
  • PTK2
  • CRK
  • PTK2B
View all 227 in IPA
Role in cell:
  • migration
  • cell spreading
  • cell movement
View all 28 in IPA
Disease:
  • dystrophy
View all 2 in IPA

Biological Process

activation of MAPK activity, branching morphogenesis of a tube, cell adhesion, cell motion, cell-matrix adhesion, cellular response to reactive oxygen species, cytoskeleton organization, focal adhesion formation, integrin-mediated signaling pathway, lamellipodium assembly, peptidyl-tyrosine phosphorylation, signal complex assembly, signal transduction

Cellular Components

cell junction, cytoplasm, cytoskeleton, focal adhesion, lamellipodium, microtubule associated complex, plasma membrane

Literature References

  • 15163412de Hoog CL, Foster LJ, Mann M. RNA and RNA binding proteins participate in early stages of cell spreading through spreading initiation centers.Cell 2004 05 28;117(5):649-62
  • 12118253Fernandez-Valle C, Tang Y, Ricard J, Rodenas-Ruano A, Taylor A, Hackler E, Biggerstaff J, Iacovelli J. Paxillin binds schwannomin and regulates its density-dependent localization and effect on cell morphology.Nat Genet 2002 Aug 1;31(4):354-62
  • 10836144Sah VP, Seasholtz TM, Sagi SA, Brown JH. The role of Rho in G protein-coupled receptor signal transduction.Annu Rev Pharmacol Toxicol 2000;40:459-89
  • View 1974 categorized literature findings and their references in IPA

Molecular Functions

BH4 domain binding, metal ion binding, protein binding, protein kinase binding, receptor signaling complex scaffold activity, vinculin binding, zinc ion binding

Protein Domains

LIM domain, paxillin LD motif, protein binding, protein kinase binding, receptor signaling complex scaffold protein, vinculin binding

Subcellular Locations

actin stress fibers, basal membrane, basolateral cell surfaces, cell body, cell membrane leading edge, cell membrane-lagging edges, cell periphery, cell-cell contacts, cell-matrix adherens junctions, cell-matrix contacts, cellular membrane, cytoplasm, cytoskeletal fraction, cytoskeleton, cytosol, cytosolic fraction, endoplasmic reticulum, filopodia, focal adhesions, focal complexes, growth cone, insoluble fractions, lamellipodia, membrane ruffles, microtubule organizing centers, neurites, nuclear matrix fraction, perinuclear region, plasma membrane, soluble fraction