Integrin-regulated FAK–Src signaling in normal and cancer cells

SK Mitra, DD Schlaepfer - Current opinion in cell biology, 2006 - Elsevier
Integrins can alter cellular behavior through the recruitment and activation of signaling
proteins such as non-receptor tyrosine kinases including focal adhesion kinase (FAK) and c …

The role of focal-adhesion kinase in cancer—a new therapeutic opportunity

GW McLean, NO Carragher, E Avizienyte… - Nature Reviews …, 2005 - nature.com
Focal-adhesion kinase (FAK) is an important mediator of growth-factor signalling, cell
proliferation, cell survival and cell migration. Given that the development of malignancy is …

Engineering extrinsic disorder to control protein activity in living cells

O Dagliyan, M Tarnawski, PH Chu, D Shirvanyants… - Science, 2016 - science.org
Optogenetic and chemogenetic control of proteins has revealed otherwise inaccessible
facets of signaling dynamics. Here, we use light-or ligand-sensitive domains to modulate the …

Cell competition in intratumoral and tumor microenvironment interactions

TM Parker, K Gupta, AM Palma, M Yekelchyk… - The EMBO …, 2021 - embopress.org
Tumors are complex cellular and acellular environments within which cancer clones are
under continuous selection pressures. Cancer cells are in a permanent mode of interaction …

Src signaling in cancer invasion

M Guarino - Journal of cellular physiology, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Src is a non‐receptor cytoplasmic tyrosine kinase which becomes activated following the
stimulation of plasma membrane receptors including receptor tyrosine kinases and integrins …

Drug development for CNS disorders: strategies for balancing risk and reducing attrition

MN Pangalos, LE Schechter, O Hurko - Nature Reviews Drug Discovery, 2007 - nature.com
Disorders of the central nervous system (CNS) are some of the most prevalent, devastating
and yet poorly treated illnesses. The development of new therapies for CNS disorders such …

Src and FAK signalling controls adhesion fate and the epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition

E Avizienyte, MC Frame - Current opinion in cell biology, 2005 - Elsevier
Src kinase controls cellular adhesions, including cadherin-based intercellular adhesions
and integrin-mediated cell–matrix adhesions. In epithelial cells, Src activation, or increased …

The dual kinase complex FAK-Src as a promising therapeutic target in cancer

V Bolós, JM Gasent, S López-Tarruella… - OncoTargets and …, 2010 - Taylor & Francis
Focal adhesion kinase (FAK) and steroid receptor coactivator (Src) are intracellular
(nonreceptor) tyrosine kinases that physically and functionally interact to promote a variety of …

New concepts regarding focal adhesion kinase promotion of cell migration and proliferation

BD Cox, M Natarajan, MR Stettner… - Journal of cellular …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
Focal adhesion kinase (FAK) is a non‐receptor cytoplasmic tyrosine kinase that plays a key
role in the regulation of proliferation and migration of normal and tumor cells. FAK …

The secret life of kinases: functions beyond catalysis

J Rauch, N Volinsky, D Romano, W Kolch - Cell communication and …, 2011 - Springer
Protein phosphorylation participates in the regulation of all fundamental biological
processes, and protein kinases have been intensively studied. However, while the focus …