ILKs of plants contain multiple ILK genes. Animal ILKs have been linked to the pinch- parvin complex which control muscle development. ILKs control the activity of serine/threonine phosphatases. In plants, ILKs signal complexes to focal adhesion sites. Integrin-linked kinases (ILKs) are a subfamily of Raf-like kinases (RAF). Unlike animals that contain few ILK genes ILKs have been found to possess oncogenic properties.