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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1999-3-15
pubmed:abstractText
The protein tyrosine kinase pp125FAK (focal adhesion kinase, or FAK) is expressed by a variety of cell types and has been implicated in integrin-mediated signaling events. We explored the potential functions of FAK by expressing it de novo in a cell type lacking FAK. We showed previously that cultured human macrophages lack FAK yet still have well-formed focal contacts. Adenovirus-mediated expression of FAK results in the appearance of FAK protein, which localizes to focal contacts and becomes tyrosine-phosphorylated without perturbing overall cell morphology or focal contacts. FAK associates with CSK 48 h after infection and recruits it to focal contacts. Tyrosine phosphorylation of p130cas but not of paxillin is stimulated after FAK expression. The phosphorylation of p130cas is lost at 48 h in parallel with CSK accumulation in focal contacts. The ERK2 form of MAP kinase is similarly activated at 12-24 h, but it also returns to low levels at 48 h. These findings demonstrate that FAK can be reconstituted to focal contacts in cells that lack it without affecting cell morphology or focal contact structure. FAK can regulate the distribution and activities of elements of the MAP kinase signaling pathway.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
0021-9541
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
178
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
164-72
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-11-2
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1999
pubmed:articleTitle
De novo expression of pp125FAK in human macrophages regulates CSK distribution and MAP kinase activation but does not affect focal contact structure.
pubmed:affiliation
Craniofacial Developmental Biology and Regeneration Branch, NIDCR, NIH, Bethesda, Maryland 20892-4370, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, In Vitro