Table 2

Effect of PAKs on cell signalling cascades in GI disease

Effect of PAKs on signalling cascades
DiseaseWnt/β-cateninMAPKPI3KmTORNF-κBReference
PAK1PAK4PAK1PAK4PAK1PAK4PAK1PAK4PAK1PAK4
IBD+76 88 105
Colorectal cancer++++++13 14 59 74 76 91 92 152
Gastric cancer+++++16 130 137 166
Oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma+145
Hepatocellular carcinoma++18 44
  • (+) investigated; (−) not investigated.

  • MAPK, mitogen activated protein kinase; PAK, P-21 activated kinase; PI3K, phospoinositide 3-kinase.