title: Why do so many stimuli induce tyrosine phosphorylation of FAK?
abstract: Engagement of integrins and other adhesion receptors can induce tyrosine phosphorylation of focal adhesion kinase (FAK), a tyrosine kinase present in focal adhesions. Furthermore, in addition to adhesion receptors, a surprising variety of stimuli, acting either on specific surface receptors or on intracellular molecules, such as PKC or Rho, can induce also tyrosine phosphorylation of FAK. I suggest that a potential mechanism by which such distinct factors may modulate the tyrosine phosphorylation of FAK is the promotion of integrin or other adhesion receptor clustering at focal adhesions.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular III, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Complutense, 28040 Madrid, Spain. rodrifer@eucmos.sim.ucm.es
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Rodríguez-Fernández
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D015815:Cell Adhesion Molecules / Q000378:metabolism*; D005109:Extracellular Matrix / Q000502:physiology; D051417:Focal Adhesion Kinase 1; D051416:Focal Adhesion Protein-Tyrosine Kinases; D006801:Humans; D016023:Integrins / Q000502:physiology*; D008954:Models, Biological; D010766:Phosphorylation; D011505:Protein-Tyrosine Kinases / Q000378:metabolism*; D014443:Tyrosine / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D015815:Cell Adhesion Molecules; D016023:Integrins; D014443:Tyrosine; D011505:Protein-Tyrosine Kinases; D051417:Focal Adhesion Kinase 1; D051416:Focal Adhesion Protein-Tyrosine Kinases; C496050:PTK2 protein, human