Targeting FAK in anticancer combination therapies

JC Dawson, A Serrels, DG Stupack… - Nature Reviews …, 2021 - nature.com
Focal adhesion kinase (FAK) is both a non-receptor tyrosine kinase and an adaptor protein
that primarily regulates adhesion signalling and cell migration, but FAK can also promote …

[PDF][PDF] Integrin signaling in cancer: mechanotransduction, stemness, epithelial plasticity, and therapeutic resistance

J Cooper, FG Giancotti - Cancer cell, 2019 - cell.com
Integrins mediate cell adhesion and transmit mechanical and chemical signals to the cell
interior. Various mechanisms deregulate integrin signaling in cancer, empowering tumor …

FAK in cancer: from mechanisms to therapeutic strategies

HH Chuang, YY Zhen, YC Tsai, CH Chuang… - International journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Focal adhesion kinase (FAK), a non-receptor tyrosine kinase, is overexpressed and
activated in many cancer types. FAK regulates diverse cellular processes, including growth …

FAK in cancer: mechanistic findings and clinical applications

FJ Sulzmaier, C Jean, DD Schlaepfer - Nature reviews cancer, 2014 - nature.com
Focal adhesion kinase (FAK) is a cytoplasmic protein tyrosine kinase that is overexpressed
and activated in several advanced-stage solid cancers. FAK promotes tumour progression …

Targeting focal adhesion kinase in cancer cells and the tumor microenvironment

JM Murphy, YAR Rodriguez, K Jeong… - … & molecular medicine, 2020 - nature.com
Focal adhesion kinase (FAK) is an integrin-associated protein tyrosine kinase that is
frequently overexpressed in advanced human cancers. Recent studies have demonstrated …

FAK signaling in human cancer as a target for therapeutics

BY Lee, P Timpson, LG Horvath, RJ Daly - Pharmacology & therapeutics, 2015 - Elsevier
Focal adhesion kinase (FAK) is a key regulator of growth factor receptor-and integrin-
mediated signals, governing fundamental processes in normal and cancer cells through its …

Use of the mouse aortic ring assay to study angiogenesis

M Baker, SD Robinson, T Lechertier, PR Barber… - Nature protocols, 2012 - nature.com
Here we provide a protocol for quantitative three-dimensional ex vivo mouse aortic ring
angiogenesis assays, in which developing microvessels undergo many key features of …

FAK signaling in cancer-associated fibroblasts promotes breast cancer cell migration and metastasis by exosomal miRNAs-mediated intercellular communication

HJ Wu, M Hao, SK Yeo, JL Guan - Oncogene, 2020 - nature.com
Cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) are activated fibroblasts that constitute the major
components of tumor microenvironment (TME) and play crucial roles in tumor development …

Emerging roles of focal adhesion kinase in cancer

YL Tai, LC Chen, TL Shen - BioMed research international, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Focal adhesion kinase (FAK) is a cytoplasmic nonreceptor tyrosine kinase that enables
activation by growth factor receptors or integrins in various types of human cancers. The …

Cancer associated fibroblast FAK regulates malignant cell metabolism

F Demircioglu, J Wang, J Candido, ASH Costa… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Emerging evidence suggests that cancer cell metabolism can be regulated by cancer-
associated fibroblasts (CAFs), but the mechanisms are poorly defined. Here we show that …