Description
Product Characteristics:
Non-receptor protein-tyrosine kinase implicated in signaling pathways involved in cell motility, proliferation and apoptosis. Activated by tyrosine-phosphorylation in response to either integrin clustering induced by cell adhesion or antibody cross-linking, or via G-protein coupled receptor (GPCR) occupancy by ligands such as bombesin or lysophosphatidic acid, or via LDL receptor occupancy. Plays a potential role in oncogenic transformations resulting in increased kinase activity. [SUBCELLULAR LOCATION] Cell junction, focal adhesion. Cell membrane, Peripheral membrane protein, Cytoplasmic side. Note=Constituent of focal adhesions.
Subcellular location: Cytoplasm, Nucleus, Cell membrane
Synonyms: FAK phospho S732, p-FAK phospho S732, FADK 1, FADK, FAK 1, FAK related non kinase polypeptide, FAK1, Focal adhesion kinase 1, FRNK, pp125FAK, Protein tyrosine kinase 2, Protein Tyrosine Kinase Cytoplasmic, PTK 2, FAK1_HUMAN, Focal adhesion kinase-related nonkinase, Protein phosphatase 1 regulatory subunit 71, PPP1R71, Protein-tyrosine kinase 2, p125FAK.
Target Information: This gene encodes a cytoplasmic protein tyrosine kinase which is found concentrated in the focal adhesions that form between cells growing in the presence of extracellular matrix constituents. The encoded protein is a member of the FAK subfamily of protein tyrosine kinases but lacks significant sequence similarity to kinases from other subfamilies. Activation of this gene may be an important early step in cell growth and intracellular signal transduction pathways triggered in response to certain neural peptides or to cell interactions with the extracellular matrix. Several transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene, but the full-length natures of only three of them have been determined. [provided by RefSeq, Dec 2010]