Paxillin

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PXN
Gene ontology
Molecular function
Cellular component
Biological process
Sources:Amigo / QuickGO
Ensembl
UniProt
RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_011223
NM_133915

RefSeq (protein)

NP_001074324
NP_001230685
NP_002850
NP_079433

Location (UCSC)Chr 12: 120.21 – 120.27 MbChr 5: 115.64 – 115.69 Mb
PubMed search[3][4]
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Paxillin is a

striated muscle cells, and it functions to adhere cells to the extracellular matrix
. Mutations in PXN as well as abnormal expression of paxillin protein has been implicated in the progression of various cancers.

Structure

Human paxillin is 64.5 kDa in molecular weight and 591

amino acids in length.[5]

The

The

Function

Paxillin is a

focal adhesion kinase (FAK), structural proteins, such as vinculin and actopaxin, and regulators of actin organization, such as COOL/PIX and PKL/GIT. Paxillin is tyrosine-phosphorylated by FAK and Src upon integrin engagement or growth factor stimulation,[14] creating binding sites for the adapter protein Crk
.

In

cardiomyocytes with the hypertrophic agonist, phenylephrine stimulated a rapid increase in tyrosine phosphorylation paxillin, which was mediated by protein tyrosine kinases.[20]

The structural reorganization of paxillin in

cardiac hypertrophy, inducing hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, paxillin expression levels increased, suggesting a role for paxillin in both types of cardiomyopathy.[23]

Clinical significance

Paxillin has been shown to have a clinically-significant role in patients with several cancer types. Enhanced expression of paxillin has been detected in premalignant areas of

lung adenocarcinoma.[24] Mutations in PXN have been associated with enhanced tumor growth, cell proliferation, and invasion in lung cancer tissues.[25]

During tumor transformation, a consistent finding is that paxillin protein is recruited and

phosphorylated.[26] Paxillin plays a role in the MET tyrosine kinase signaling pathway, which is upregulated in many cancers.[27]

Interactions

Paxillin has been shown to

interact
with:

References

  1. ^ a b c GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000089159Ensembl, May 2017
  2. ^ a b c GRCm38: Ensembl release 89: ENSMUSG00000029528Ensembl, May 2017
  3. ^ "Human PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  4. ^ "Mouse PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  5. ^ "Protein sequence of human PXN (Uniprot ID: P49023)". Cardiac Organellar Protein Atlas Knowledgebase (COPaKB). Archived from the original on July 13, 2015. Retrieved July 13, 2015.
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