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Staurosporine induces endothelial cell apoptosis via focal adhesion kinase dephosphorylation and focal adhesion disassembly independent of focal adhesion kinase proteolysis [PDF]

Biochemical Journal, 2002
The survival of endothelial cells is dependent on interactions between the matrix and integrins mediated through focal adhesions. Focal adhesion kinase (FAK) is thought to play a key role in maintaining focal adhesion function and cell survival, whereas caspase-mediated FAK proteolysis is implicated in focal adhesion disassembly during apoptosis.
Jahangir, Kabir, Melvin, Lobo, Ian, Zachary   +2 more
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The neural crest‐associated gene ERRFI1 is involved in melanoma progression and resistance toward targeted therapy

Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.
ERRFI1, a neural crest (NC)‐associated gene, was upregulated in melanoma and negatively correlated with the expression of melanocytic differentiation markers and the susceptibility of melanoma cells toward BRAF inhibitors (BRAFi). Knocking down ERRFI1 significantly increased the sensitivity of melanoma cells to BRAFi.
Nina Wang, Qian Sun, Daniel Novak, Lei Zhu, Juliane Poelchen, Tamara Steinfass, Yiman Wang, Viktor Umansky, Jochen Utikal   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

A role for Syk-kinase in the control of the binding cycle of the β2 integrins (CD11/CD18) in human polymorphonuclear neutrophils [PDF]

, 2003
A fine control of β2 integrin (CD11/CD18)-mediated firm adhesion of human neutrophils to the endothelial cell monolayer is required to allow ordered emigration.
Arnaout, Arnaout, Bilsland, Bohnsack, Clark, Coxon, Danilenko, Diamond, Diamond, Dustin, El-Hillal, Fougerolles, Geahlen, Harder, Hjorth, Hynes, Kooyk, Kooyk, Krauss, Laemmli, Law, Lawson, Loike, Lu, Lub, Mocsai, Mocsai, Nathan, Ojaniemi, Olivier, Ota, Robinson, Simons, Smilenov, Springer, Tanaka, Vines, Walzog, Walzog, Walzog, Walzog, Willeke, Woodside, Wright, Wright, Yan, Yan, Zhang   +47 more
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Focal Adhesion Kinase: The Reversible Molecular Mechanosensor [PDF]

Biophysical Journal, 2017
Sensors are the first element of the pathways that control the response of cells to their environment. Protein complexes that produce or enable a chemical signal in response to a mechanical stimulus are called “mechanosensors”. In this work, we develop a theoretical model describing the physical mechanism of a reversible single-molecule stiffness ...
Bell, S, Terentjev, EM
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Potential therapeutic targeting of BKCa channels in glioblastoma treatment

Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.
This review summarizes current insights into the role of BKCa and mitoBKCa channels in glioblastoma biology, their potential classification as oncochannels, and the emerging pharmacological strategies targeting these channels, emphasizing the translational challenges in developing BKCa‐directed therapies for glioblastoma treatment.
Kamila Maliszewska‐Olejniczak, Karolina Pytlak, Sandra Jaworowska, Bogusz Kulawiak, Piotr Bednarczyk   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Diverse cell junctions with unique molecular composition in tissues of a sponge (Porifera)

EvoDevo, 2019
The integrity and organization of animal tissues depend upon specialized protein complexes that mediate adhesion between cells with each other (cadherin-based adherens junctions), and with the extracellular matrix (integrin-based focal adhesions ...
Jennyfer M. Mitchell, Scott A. Nichols
doaj   +1 more source

Activation of pyk2/Related Focal Adhesion Tyrosine Kinase and Focal Adhesion Kinase in Cardiac Remodeling [PDF]

Journal of Biological Chemistry, 2002
Cellular remodeling during progression of dilation involves focal adhesion contact reorganization. However, the signaling mechanisms and structural consequences leading to impaired cardiomyocyte adhesion are poorly defined. These events were studied in tropomodulin-overexpressing transgenic mice that develop dilated cardiomyopathy associated with ...
Meléndez Rojel, Jaime Gumercindo, Welch, S., Schaefer, E., Moravec, C.S., Avraham, S., Avraham, H., Sussman, M.A.   +6 more
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Exploiting metabolic adaptations to overcome dabrafenib treatment resistance in melanoma cells

Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.
We show that dabrafenib‐resistant melanoma cells undergo mitochondrial remodeling, leading to elevated respiration and ROS production balanced by stronger antioxidant defenses. This altered redox state promotes survival despite mitochondrial damage but renders resistant cells highly vulnerable to ROS‐inducing compounds such as PEITC, highlighting redox
Silvia Eller, Susanne Ebner, Carmen Haselrieder, Julia K. Günther, Astrid Drasche, Sophie Strich, Chiara Volani, Andrea Medici, Aleksandar Nikolajevic, Alex Deltedesco, Johannes E. Sigmund, Michael J. Blumer, Martin Hermann, Johanna Vanacker, Gerald Brandacher, Eduard Stefan, Omar Torres‐Quesada, Jakob Troppmair   +17 more
wiley   +1 more source

Research progress of PYK2 in digestive system diseases

Frontiers in Immunology
Belonging to the focal adhesion kinase (FAK) family, proline-rich tyrosine kinase 2 (PYK2) is a non-receptor tyrosine kinase, has become a focal point in cancer research owing to its essential participation in the formation and dissemination of tumors ...
Yiyao Duan, Yiyao Duan, Mingzhu Xie, Hui Wang, Hui Wang, Sijing Chen, Sijing Chen, Jun Hu, Xujia Chen, Xujia Chen, Hong Ping Jia, Hong Ping Jia, Ningyan Zhang, Ningyan Zhang, Ling Peng, Ling Peng, Xiang Li, Hameed Ullah Khan, Hameed Ullah Khan, Die Hu, Rong Qin, Rong Qin   +21 more
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Differential regulation of adhesion complex turnover by ROCK1 and ROCK2. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2012
ROCK1 and ROCK2 are serine/threonine kinases that function downstream of the small GTP-binding protein RhoA. Rho signalling via ROCK regulates a number of cellular functions including organisation of the actin cytoskeleton, cell adhesion and cell ...
Frances E Lock, Katie R Ryan, Natalie S Poulter, Maddy Parsons, Neil A Hotchin   +4 more
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