NOVEL C. ELEGANS P21-ACTIVATED KINASE (PAK) GENE AND ASSOCIATED LOSS-OF-FUNCTION PHENOTYPES THAT FACILITATE SCREENING FOR SMALL MOLECULE MODULATORS OF PAK ACTIVITY IN THE NEMATODE, CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS

摘要

The invention refers to a novel C. elegans p21-activated kinase gene, the pak-3 gene, and associated loss-of-function phenotypes. These phenotypes can be used to elucidate PAK signaling pathways in C. elegans and to screen compounds that modulate PAK signaling.