title: Focal adhesion kinase: the first ten years.
abstract: The protein tyrosine kinase focal adhesion kinase (FAK) plays a prominent role in integrin signaling. FAK activation, demonstrated by an increase in phosphorylation of Tyr397 as well as other sites in the protein, is best understood in the context of the engagement of integrins at the cell surface. Activation of FAK results in recruitment of a number of SH2-domain- and SH3-domain-containing proteins, which mediate signaling to several downstream pathways. FAK-dependent activation of these pathways has been implicated in a diverse array of cellular processes, including cell migration, growth factor signaling, cell cycle progression and cell survival.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, VA 22908, USA. jtp@virginia.edu
authors.forename: J Thomas
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Parsons
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002465:Cell Movement / Q000502:physiology; D002470:Cell Survival / Q000502:physiology; D003598:Cytoskeletal Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D051417:Focal Adhesion Kinase 1; D051416:Focal Adhesion Protein-Tyrosine Kinases; D022001:Focal Adhesions / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D016023:Integrins / Q000378:metabolism; D008954:Models, Biological; D011505:Protein-Tyrosine Kinases / Q000378:metabolism*; D015398:Signal Transduction
chemical_list: D003598:Cytoskeletal Proteins; D016023:Integrins; D011505:Protein-Tyrosine Kinases; D051417:Focal Adhesion Kinase 1; D051416:Focal Adhesion Protein-Tyrosine Kinases; C496050:PTK2 protein, human