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Review
. 1999 Dec;21(12):1069-75.
doi: 10.1002/(SICI)1521-1878(199912)22:1<1069::AID-BIES13>3.0.CO;2-C.

Why do so many stimuli induce tyrosine phosphorylation of FAK?

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Why do so many stimuli induce tyrosine phosphorylation of FAK?

J L Rodríguez-Fernández. Bioessays. 1999 Dec.

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.

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