Critical Review, accepted in IUBMB Life:
Physiological functions of protein kinase D in vivo
Kornelia Ellwanger and Angelika Hausser*
Institute of Cell Biology and Immunology, University of Stuttgart, Allmandring 31, 70569
Stuttgart, Germany; phone ++4971168566995, fax ++004971168567484
* corresponding author, email: angelika.hausser@izi.uni-stuttgart.de
Summary:
The cellular functions of the serine/threonine protein kinase D (PKD) have been extensively
studied within the last decade and distinct roles such as fission of vesicles at the Golgi
compartment, coordination of cell migration and invasion, and regulation of gene transcription have
been correlated with this kinase family. Here we highlight the current state of in vivo studies on
PKD function with a focus on animal models and discuss the molecular basis of the observed
phenotypic characteristics associated with this kinase family.
Key words:
Protein kinase D (PKD), animal models, D. melanogaster, C. elegans, transgenic mice