A decreased apoptotic response toward noxious stress is an issuing characteristic of the aging phenotype. Hydrogen peroxide or staurosporine induced apoptosis readily in young cells but not in senescent cells. We showed that focal adhesion kinase (FAK) expression and its phosphorylation at Tyr397, autophosphorylation site for focal adhesion formation, and Tyr577, Src-dependent phosphorylation site, were both increased in senescent cells. Moreover, FAK was inactivated proteolytically by apoptotic stimuli in young cells, but not in senescent cells. In addition, senescent cells whose FAK expression was downregulated by siRNA showed the increased level of apoptosis by staurosporine treatment via caspase-3 activation but not by hydrogen peroxide treatment. Interestingly dephosphorylation at Tyr577 of FAK by PP2 treatment, Src-family kinase inhibitor, induced the apoptosis by staurosporine in senescent cells but dephosphorylation at Tyr397 by downregulation of caveolin-1 was not affected. These data ...

Background: Deletion in liver cancer gene (DLC1) and phosphorylated focal adhesion kinase (p-FAK) have recently been reported as metastasis-related genes. However, the roles and prognostic values of their expression in epithelial ovarian carcinomas (EOCs) remain unclear. Methods: The expression and prognostic value of DLC1 and p-FAK Y397 in EOC were evaluated by immunohistochemistry and multivariate analysis. Results: Low expression of DLC1 and high expression of p-FAK Y397 were found in the 76 cases of EOC. The expression of DLC1 and p-FAK Y397 were negatively correlated. Multivariate analysis showed that the combination of them was an independent prognostic marker of EOC (P = 0.0319). Conclusions: DLC1 and pFAK Y397 had an association with the clinicopathologic characteristics of EOC. Expression of neither of these genes was a prognostic factor alone, but the combination revealed a significant prognostic value in the 60 cases of advanced stage EOC.

OxLDL drives NF-κB activation and VCAM-1 expression through integrin-α5β1-dependent FAK signaling; however, the mechanisms regulating FAK-dependent NF-κB signaling have remained elusive (Yurdagul et al., 2014). Here, we define a new signaling pathway involving FAK-dependent activation of the RSK pathway to promote NF-κB activation through its classic upstream mediator IKKβ. Although both RSK and NF-κB activation are known to be redox sensitive, we show that preventing integrin signaling or FAK activation does not significantly affect oxLDL-induced ROS levels, suggesting that FAK-dependent activation of the RSK-IKKβ-NK-κB pathway operates independently from oxidative stress (Abe et al., 2000; Kabe et al., 2005). Instead, oxLDL drives FAK-dependent ERK activation that results in RSK-dependent signaling to IKKβ and NF-κB. We further demonstrate elevated FAK activation in the endothelium overlying both mouse and human atherosclerotic plaques, and show that transgenic mice containing an ...

Our studies point to several important roles for FAK in the progression of cancer in the TRAMP model. First, loss of FAK expression by targeted deletion in prostate epithelial cells did not alter the time to appearance or the frequency of well-differentiated adenocarcinoma, indicating that FAK expression is not necessary for the development of these of early intraepithelial lesions. In contrast, all neuroendocrine tumors expressed FAK and seemed to have escaped Cre-mediated recombination at both the FAK and the Rosa26-LacZ loci. These observations suggest a role for FAK function in progression to the more aggressive neuroendocrine tumors and a less important role in development of early in situ lesions. It is possible that the early progenitor cells that give rise to neuroendocrine tumors become transformed by expression of T-antigen but fail to express Cre, thus accounting for the observed expression of FAK and the lack of expression of β-galactosidase. To test this possibility, we used the ...

Focal adhesion kinase (FAK) is an important mediator of extracellular matrix-integrin mechano-signal transduction that regulates cell motility, survival, and proliferation. As such, FAK is being investigated as a potential therapeutic target for malignant and fibrotic diseases, and numerous clinical trials of FAK inhibitors are underway. The function of FAK in nonmalignant, nonmotile epithelial cells is not well understood. We previously showed that hepatocytes demonstrated activated FAK near stiff collagen tracts in fibrotic livers. In this study, we examined the role of liver epithelial FAK by inducing fibrotic liver disease in mice with liver epithelial FAK deficiency. We found that mice that lacked FAK in liver epithelial cells developed more severe liver injury and worse fibrosis as compared with controls. Increased fibrosis in liver epithelial FAK-deficient mice was linked to the activation of several profibrotic pathways, including the hedgehog/smoothened pathway. FAK-deficient ...

The intracellular protein tyrosine kinase FAK (focal adhesion kinase) was originally identified gy its high level of tyrosine phosphorylation in v-src-transformed cells. FAK is also highly phosphorylated during early development. In cultured cells it is localized to focal adhesion contacts and becom …

Colon cancer cells show increased resistance to chemotherapeutic agents compared to breast cancer cells (28, 29), and the molecular mechanisms of this resistance are not fully known. While colon cancer cells express high levels of Src family kinases (30), the survival signal pathways associated with its expression are not known (31). In the present study, we have demonstrated that colon cancer cell lines have survival signals operative through both FAK and Src activities, suggesting that the combination of these signals may contribute to their resistance to apoptosis. Furthermore, these results have shown for the first time that combined dual Src and FAK inhibition is effective for inducing apoptosis in colon cancer cell lines.. Several studies have demonstrated up-regulation of FAK expression in colorectal cancer (11, 13, 14, 24, 25, 32), and it appears that colon cells up-regulate expression of FAK at early stages of tumorigenesis, even before carcinoma has been detected (11). Our previous ...

To decipher how cells crawl, researchers have knocked out a key signaling protein known as focal adhesion kinase (FAK), which relays messages from the cell surface. But the results of these knockout studies have been confused by the fact that a FAK paralogue gets up-regulated in these cells. Lim et al. now clear up the picture.. As a cell crawls along a surface, it temporarily attaches at sites called focal adhesions. FAK concentrates at focal adhesions and passes on signals from integrins that have latched onto molecules in the extracellular matrix. Fibroblasts missing FAK remain rounded up instead of flattening out on a surface and crawl sluggishly. Both of which might be expected if focal adhesions are impaired. However, FAK-lacking cells actually have an inordinate number of focal adhesions and have increased RhoA activity-a factor that spurs focal adhesion and stress fiber formation, thus promoting the rounded shape by increasing the internal contractile force.. Lim et al. now show that ...

To date, the targeting of FAK has faced significant challenges in the clinic. Early studies in ovarian cancer cell lines and xenografts demonstrated that knockdown of FAK expression enhanced docetaxel efficacy in docetaxel-sensitive and docetaxel-resistant models in vitro and in vivo (31, 32). Subsequently, TAE226, a TKI that targets FAK and IGF-1R, was demonstrated to enhance docetaxel cytotoxicity (33); however, at this point, development stalled due to the drug failing clinical trials. Other first-generation FAK TKIs had problems with compensatory upregulation of the FAK homolog, Pyk2, which affected clinical efficacy (34). Newer FAK TKIs targeting FAK and Pyk2, PF-00562271, and its second-generation PF-04554878, were well tolerated in phase I clinical trials (35, 36), and the latter is currently in phase Ib and II clinical trials (37). While the efficacy of combining PF-00562271 with cytotoxic agents has not been reported, coadministration of this TKI with sunitinib in a hepatocellular ...

PTK2 protein tyrosine kinase 2 (PTK2), also known as focal adhesion kinase (FAK), is a protein that, in humans, is encoded by the PTK2 gene. PTK2 is a focal adhesion-associated protein kinase involved in cellular adhesion (how cells stick to each other and their surroundings) and spreading processes (how cells move around). It has been shown that when FAK was blocked, breast cancer cells became less metastatic due to decreased mobility. This gene encodes a cytosolic protein tyrosine kinase that is found concentrated in the focal adhesions that form among cells attaching to extracellular matrix constituents. The encoded protein is a member of the FAK subfamily of protein tyrosine kinases that included PYK2, but lacks significant sequence similarity to kinases from other subfamilies. It also includes a large FERM domain. With the exception of certain types of blood cells, most cells express FAK. FAK tyrosine kinase activity can be activated, which plays a key important early step in cell ...

Western blot analysis. Whole cell lysate for SDS-PAGE and Western blot analysis for FAK expression was prepared as previously reported ( 24). To prepare lysate from dissected in vivo tumors, samples were snap frozen in liquid nitrogen immediately after sacrificing the animals and stored at −80°C. The lysate was incubated on ice in radioimmunoprecipitation assay buffer for 2 h before being homogenized using a mortar and pestle. The homogenized sample was centrifuged, and the supernatant was collected and stored at −80°C. Protein quantification and Western blot for FAK were done as previously reported ( 24). Equal loading was confirmed with β-actin (0.1 μg/mL, Sigma Chemical). Densitometric analysis was done using the Scion Imaging software (Scion Corporation), using total FAK or actin as a control for each sample.. Cytotoxicity assay. The IC50 was determined as described previously ( 23). Briefly, 2,000 cells per well were seeded onto 96-well plates and allowed to adhere overnight, after ...

Interrupting the interplay between cancer cells and extracellular matrix (ECM) is a strategy to halt tumor progression and stromal invasion. Perlecan/heparan sulfate proteoglycan 2 (HSPG2) is an extracellular proteoglycan that orchestrates tumor angiogenesis, proliferation, differentiation and invasion. Metastatic prostate cancer (PCa) cells degrade perlecan-rich tissue borders to reach bone, including the basement membrane, vasculature, reactive stromal matrix and bone marrow. Domain IV-3, perlecans last 7 immunoglobulin repeats, mimics native proteoglycan by promoting tumoroid formation. This is reversed by matrilysin/matrix metalloproteinase-7 (MMP-7) cleavage to favor cell dispersion and tumoroid dyscohesion. Both perlecan and Domain IV-3 induced a strong focal adhesion kinase (FAK) dephosphorylation/deactivation. MMP-7 cleavage of perlecan reversed this, with FAK in dispersed tumoroids becoming phosphorylated/activated with metastatic phenotype. We demonstrated Domain IV-3 interacts with ...

The metastatic lymph node 64 (MLN64) gene was initially identified as highly expressed in the metastatic lymph node from breast cancer. It is localized in q12-q21 of the human chromosome 17 and is often co-amplified with erbB-2. However, the role played by MLN64 in breast cancer remains unclear. In the present study, the expression of MLN64 was examined in a breast cancer cohort using quantitative real-time PCR and immunohistochemical staining. It demonstrated that MLN64 was highly expressed in breast tumours compared to corresponding background tissues at both transcript level and protein level. The elevated level of MLN64 transcripts was correlated with the poor prognosis and overall survival of the patients. A panel of breast cancer cell sublines was subsequently developed by knockdown of MLN64 expression. Loss of MLN64 expression in MCF-7 cells resulted in a significant reduction of cell growth (absorbance for MCF-7ΔMLN64 being 0.87±0.07, ...

NSCLC remains a significant clinical challenge due to the fact that few medical treatments are effective in this disease. It is well known that NSCLC displays either primary or acquired resistance to chemotherapy and targeted therapy. The limitations of current therapies are evident in mutant KRAS NSCLC. For instance, direct inhibitors of oncogenic KRAS lack the specificity needed for their deployment in vivo (47-49). Furthermore, inhibition of the canonical KRAS signaling pathways MEK1/2, PI3K, and mTORC1/2 have not shown benefits in lung cancer patients that justify their FDA approval for clinical use (4). As a consequence, there has been an intense interest in the identification of novel therapeutic targets for mutant KRAS NSCLC.. The data presented in this article lead to several important conclusions: not only is FAK a targetable vulnerability of mutant KRAS lung cancer, but its inhibition also leads to significant radiosensitizing effects that can be exploited in a combination therapy ...

Trametinib exposure increased when co-administered with GSK2256098, but not vice versa. Mesothelioma patients with loss of Merlin had longer PFS than subjects with wild-type, although support for efficacy with this combination was limited. Safety profiles were acceptable up to the MTD.

PF 431396 is a dual focal adhesion kinase (FAK) and proline-rich tyrosine kinase 2 (PYK2) inhibitor (IC50 values are 2 and 11 nM respectively).

The findings are published in this weeks online issue of The Journal of Cell Biology. Blood vessels are tightly lined with endothelial cells, which form a permeability barrier to circulating cells and molecules. Our studies show that pharmacological or genetic inhibition of the endothelial protein focal adhesion kinase, or FAK, prevents tumor spread by enhancing the vessel barrier function. The researchers found that selective FAK inhibition within endothelial cells prevented spontaneous tumor metastasis without alterations in tumor size. Schlaepfer, with colleagues at the UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center, is exploring whether inhibiting targets like FAK, which has important regulatory functions in both tumor cells and blood vessels, might provide a dual mechanism for preventing both cancer growth and spread. Using mouse models of breast, ovarian and melanoma tumors, first author Christine Jean, PhD, showed that FAK activity was elevated in the blood vessels surrounding tumors, compared to ...

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The molecular mechanism by which cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) confer chemoresistance in ovarian cancer is poorly understood. The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the roles of CAFs in modulating tumor vasculature, chemoresistance, and disease progression. Here, we found that CAFs upregulated the lipoma-preferred partner (LPP) gene in microvascular endothelial cells (MECs) and that LPP expression levels in intratumoral MECs correlated with survival and chemoresistance in patients with ovarian cancer. Mechanistically, LPP increased focal adhesion and stress fiber formation to promote endothelial cell motility and permeability. siRNA-mediated LPP silencing in ovarian tumor-bearing mice improved paclitaxel delivery to cancer cells by decreasing intratumoral microvessel leakiness. Further studies showed that CAFs regulate endothelial LPP via a calcium-dependent signaling pathway involving microfibrillar-associated protein 5 (MFAP5), focal adhesion kinase (FAK), ERK, and LPP. Thus, ...

A multiple-functionalized targeting delivery system was prepared by self-assembly for efficient delivery of Cas9/sgRNA plasmids to targeted tumor cell nuclei. The Cas9/sgRNA plasmids were compacted by protamine in the presence of calcium ions to form nanosized cores, which were further decorated by peptide and aptamer conjugated alginate derivatives. With the help of the nuclear location signal peptide and AS1411 aptamer with specific affinity for nucleolin in the tumor cell membrane and nuclei, the delivery vector can specifically deliver the plasmid to the nuclei of tumorous cells for knocking out the protein tyrosine kinase 2 (PTK2) gene to down-regulate focal adhesion kinase (FAK). The tumor cell apoptosis induced by genome editing is mitochondrial-dependent. In addition, FAK knockout results in negative regulation on the PI3K/AKT signaling pathway. Meanwhile, favorable modulation on various proteins involved in tumor progression can be realized by genome editing. The enhanced E-cadherin and ...

mRNAs localize to specific regions within neurons, where they can be translated to quickly generate large amounts of a protein in the place where it is needed. Due to the large size of neurons, this is much more efficient than translating all mRNAs in a single place and then shipping out each protein to its site of action. But the movement and translation of these mRNAs must be tightly regulated, potentially by extracellular signals such as growth factors.. Tsai et al. discovered that EGF boosts expression of the κ-opioid receptor (KOR) by stimulating both the nuclear export and translation of KOR mRNA. The key to this dual control was an RNA-binding protein called Grb7. EGF prods a phosphatase called SHP-2 to dephosphorylate Grb7 in the nucleus, prompting it to bind KOR mRNA and recruit a protein complex involved in nuclear export. But EGF also stimulated focal adhesion kinase to rephosphorylate Grb7 in the cytoplasm, causing it to release the mRNA for translation into KOR protein.. Senior ...

Human enhancer of filamentation 1, a novel p130,sup,cas,/sup,-like docking protein, associates with focal adhesion kinase and induces pseudohyphal growth in Saccharomyces ...

Supplementary MaterialsS1 Fig: Microscopy analysis of rS6p phosphorylation in macrophages infected by (L. (unpaired T-test).(EPS) ppat.1006088.s002.eps (1.8M) GUID:?807D17F7-CE76-4E3A-AF38-D551A18C5723 S3 Fig: Microscopy analysis of infected BMMs with aberrant nuclear morphology. (a-b) […]. ...

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For epithelial cancer cells to invade and metastasize, they are required to remodel their cell-matrix adhesions, detach, migrate, and adhere at distant sites within the body. A number of signaling pathways are involved in this process and here we addressed the role of Src and FAK in adhesion remodeling in colon cancer epithelial cells. Tyrosine phosphorylation of FAK is required for the ability of KM12C cells to turnover their adhesions, which is associated with cell motility. This is in accordance with work on viral Src where the Src-induced phosphorylation of FAK is linked with proteolytic cleavage of FAK by calpain required for both cell transformation and focal adhesion turnover and migration (41, 42) . Specifically, expression of FAK 407-925F prevented focal adhesion turnover and cell migration in fibroblasts (43) and a similar pathway may be initiated upon expression of this interfering mutant in KM12C cells where analysis of adhesion dynamics in real time revealed a defect in the ability ...

Lung cancer is the most common cancer and also the leading cause of cancer-related death worldwide among both men and women. Small cell lung cancer (SCLC) accounts for 15% of all cases. It is the most aggressive one in its clinical behavior with a 5-year overall survival as low as 5%. Focal Adhesion Kinase (FAK) is a non-receptor tyrosine kinase which regulates integrin and growth factor signaling pathways involved in cell proliferation, survival, migration, and invasion. FAK is overexpressed and/or activated in many cancers including SCLC. We hypothesized that FAK may represent a good target for therapeutic interventions in SCLC and tested the changes of cell phenotype induced by a FAK inhibitor (PF-228). ...

The objectives of this research were to better characterize the protein signaling complexes that form in response to spermatozoa binding to the bovine oocyte vitelline membrane and to elucidate their potential involvement in oocyte activation. Integrins located on the vitelline membrane of bovine oocytes have been implicated in mediating the sperm-oocyte interaction. Anti-integrin function blocking antibodies and immunofluorescence were utilized in order to reveal that the αV and β1 integrin subunits are essential for fertilization in the bovine and could form the integrin heterodimer involved in the sperm-oocyte interaction. Focal adhesion kinase is localized to focal adhesions and is a key component of signal transduction pathways mediated by integrins. The presence of focal adhesion kinase in bovine oocytes was verified by real-time polymerase chain reaction and immunoprecipitation and the localization of focal adhesion kinase at the site of sperm binding to the oocyte plasma membrane was verified

Turnover of focal adhesions allows cell retraction, which is essential for cell migration. The mammalian spectraplakin protein, ACF7 (Actin-Crosslinking Factor 7), promotes focal adhesion dynamics by targeting of microtubule plus ends towards focal adhesions. However, it remains unclear how the activity of ACF7 is regulated spatiotemporally to achieve focal adhesion-specific guidance of microtubule. To explore the potential mechanisms, we resolve the crystal structure of ACF7s NT (amino-terminal) domain, which mediates F-actin interactions. Structural analysis leads to identification of a key tyrosine residue at the calponin homology (CH) domain of ACF7, whose phosphorylation by Src/FAK (focal adhesion kinase) complex is essential for F-actin binding of ACF7. Using skin epidermis as a model system, we further demonstrate that the phosphorylation of ACF7 plays an indispensable role in focal adhesion dynamics and epidermal migration in vitro and in vivo. Altogether, our findings provide critical ...

Focal adhesions are dynamic structures in which traction forces are exerted against the substratum during cell migration and are sites for the organization of signaling complexes. Palazzo and Gundersen discuss how focal adhesions may also be the site of cross-talk between the actin-based and microtubule-based cytoskeletons. Microtubules appear to deliver factors that can regulate the formation and dissolution of focal adhesions, whereas focal adhesions contribute to microtubule localization and stability.. ...

In the present study we first elucidated the NTN‐1-mediated signaling pathway in BBB protection following SAH in rats. Our results showed that endogenous NTN‐1 and DCC receptor were upregulated in the early stage after SAH. Exogenous NTN‐1 treatment reduced brain edema and BBB permeability and thereby alleviated neurological deficits after SAH, which were accompanied by an increase in FAK phosphorylation and a decrease in RhoA activity as well as endothelial junction protein upregulation. In contrast, silencing of endogenous NTN‐1 by special siRNA exacerbated brain edema, BBB disruption, and neurological deficits. Furthermore, knockdown DCC using DCC siRNA or inhibition of FAK by Fib‐14 abolished the neuroprotective effects of exogenous NTN‐1 on BBB integrity and brain edema formation, which were associated with the increased RhoA activity and MMP‐9 and the degraded endothelial junction proteins and basal lamina at 24 hours after SAH. Taken together, these findings support our ...

A recently developed stable isotope dilution liquid chromatography-multiple reaction/mass spectrometry method to quantify focal adhesion kinase (FAK) activation loop phosphorylation was used to study endogenous Src kinase activity. This revealed that bis-phosphorylated pTyr576/Tyr577-FAK was a biomarker of Src activity and inactivation in vitro and in cell culture. Mouse embryonic fibroblasts (MEFs) expressing endogenous Src family kinases contained 65% unmodified Tyr576/Tyr577, 33% mono-phosphorylated-pTyr576-FAK, and 6% bis-phosphorylated-pTyr576/pTyr577-FAK. In contrast, MEFs expressing oncogenic Y529FSrc contained 38% unmodified Tyr576/Tyr577-FAK, 29% mono-phosphorylated-pTyr576-FAK, and 19% bis-phosphorylated-pTyr576/pTyr577-FAK. This new method has made it possible to accurately determine the absolute amounts of FAK phosphorylation that occur after Src inhibition in cell culture and in vitro with increasing concentrations of the Src inhibitor ...

Mitogen-induced changes in the actin cytoskeleton are accompanied by changes in the tyrosine phosphorylation of several proteins in focal adhesions. In this study, we have investigated the role of RAFTK (also termed Pyk2/CAK-β), a cytoplasmic tyrosine kinase related to focal adhesion kinase (FAK), in heregulin-mediated signal transduction in breast cancer cells. Stimulation of T47D cells with heregulin (HRG) induced the tyrosine phosphorylation of RAFTK and the formation of a multiprotein complex. Maximal phosphorylation of the proteins participating in this complex occurred within 2 h of HRG stimulation. Analyses of the members of the HRG-stimulated complex revealed that RAFTK associated with p190 RhoGAP (p190), RasGAP, c-Abl as well as with the focal adhesion molecules p130cas and paxillin. c-Abl was found to be associated with RAFTK through the region of RAFTK containing amino acids 419-1009. Site-directed mutagenesis of Y881 aa within the RAFTK sequence abolished the binding of RAFTK to ...

Stress remains a major cause of death throughout the world, especially for patients younger than 45?years. contributes to overwhelming and long term systemic inflammation. In this specific article, we summarize the original measures of innate immune system response to stress and review the complicated coagulation and go with cascades, aswell as the way they interact with one another. Despite improvement in understanding these cascades, effective restorative targets have however found and further study is necessary both to boost survival rates aswell as decrease associated morbidity. strong class=kwd-title Keywords: Coagulation, complement, DAMPs, PAMPS, trauma Introduction Trauma remains among the leading causes of death throughout the world. 4.9 million deaths in 2016 were caused by injuries, 29% of which were road accidents.1 In the USA alone, unintentional injuries became the third leading cause of death across all ages with an annual death rate of 47.4 per 100,000 US standard population2 ...

Cell-matrix adhesions play essential roles in important biological processes including cell motility, cell proliferation, cell differentiation, regulation of gene expression and cell survival. At the cell-extracellular matrix contact points, specialized structures are formed and termed focal adhesions, where bundles of actin filaments are anchored to transmembrane receptors of the integrin family through a multi-molecular complex of junctional plaque proteins. Some of the constituents of focal adhesions participate in the structural link between membrane receptors and the actin cytoskeleton, while others are signalling molecules, including different protein kinases and phosphatases, their substrates, and various adapter proteins. Integrin signaling is dependent upon the non-receptor tyrosine kinase activities of the FAK and src proteins as well as the adaptor protein functions of FAK, src and Shc to initiate downstream signaling events. These signalling events culminate in reorganization of the ...

Cell-matrix adhesions play essential roles in important biological processes including cell motility, cell proliferation, cell differentiation, regulation of gene expression and cell survival. At the cell-extracellular matrix contact points, specialized structures are formed and termed focal adhesions, where bundles of actin filaments are anchored to transmembrane receptors of the integrin family through a multi-molecular complex of junctional plaque proteins. Some of the constituents of focal adhesions participate in the structural link between membrane receptors and the actin cytoskeleton, while others are signalling molecules, including different protein kinases and phosphatases, their substrates, and various adapter proteins. Integrin signaling is dependent upon the non-receptor tyrosine kinase activities of the FAK and src proteins as well as the adaptor protein functions of FAK, src and Shc to initiate downstream signaling events. These signalling events culminate in reorganization of the ...

Cell-matrix adhesions play essential roles in important biological processes including cell motility, cell proliferation, cell differentiation, regulation of gene expression and cell survival. At the cell-extracellular matrix contact points, specialized structures are formed and termed focal adhesions, where bundles of actin filaments are anchored to transmembrane receptors of the integrin family through a multi-molecular complex of junctional plaque proteins. Some of the constituents of focal adhesions participate in the structural link between membrane receptors and the actin cytoskeleton, while others are signalling molecules, including different protein kinases and phosphatases, their substrates, and various adapter proteins. Integrin signaling is dependent upon the non-receptor tyrosine kinase activities of the FAK and src proteins as well as the adaptor protein functions of FAK, src and Shc to initiate downstream signaling events. These signalling events culminate in reorganization of the ...

This is a major development for us, and I am looking forward to the experience and expertise that Dr. Cance will bring to our team, said Dr. Kraft. His leadership in Phoenix will be pivotal to enhance our partnership with Dignity Health and our efforts to impact the entire state of Arizona when it comes to fighting cancer.. Dr. Cance will be responsible for developing disease-focused clinical groups on the Phoenix campus, including recruiting physicians and organizing them into disease-oriented teams, as well as integration with the Tucson campus and developing one Cancer Center in two sites.. Dr. Cance, Physician-Scientist. Dr. Cances research interests focus on focal adhesion kinase (FAK), a critical survival signal in cancer and a promising therapeutic target being evaluated in several clinical trials using kinase enzyme inhibitors. He was the first researcher to clone human FAK in 1993 and demonstrate its overexpression in almost all human cancers. Today, Dr. Cance is homing in on the ...

PND-1186, also known as SR-2156 and VS-4718, is a potent FAK inhibitor with a 50% inhibitory concentration (IC50) of 1.5 nM in vitro. PND-1186 has an IC50 of ~100 nM in breast carcinoma cells. Notably, 1.0 µM PND-1186 (|5-fold above IC50) had limited effects on cell proliferation. However, under non-adherent conditions as spheroids and as colonies in soft agar, 0.1 µM PND-1186 blocked FAK and p130Cas tyrosine phosphorylation, promoted caspase-3 activation, and triggered cell apoptosis. PND-1186 inhibited 4T1 breast carcinoma subcutaneous tumor growth correlated with elevated tumor cell apoptosis and caspase 3 activation.

Interest in tumor invasion, metabolic switch, and adaptive resistance, with particular focus on the mechanisms and therapeutic interventions of focal adhesion kinase (FAK) and insulin-like growth factor (IGF1R)-triggered cell-cell interactions, mitophagy, and survival.. Cancer parasitizes surrounding tissues. Tumor growth depends on a consistent supply of building materials for cell division and an additional space for new cells to occupy. Current observations indicate that tumor eat neighboring normal cells in vitro. Co-culturing cell models, dynamic tracing, and invasion/metastasis reporter mice are used to test the hypothesis of tumor conquering stromal cells. First of all, cancer cells breakdown the extracellular matrix and membrane of a host cell. FAK is accumulated at the edge of the invading cells, and FAK recruits partners to the attacking point. The signal events that lead to the destruction of the cell barrier are currently under investigation. Second, current observations indicate ...

Focal Adhesion Kinase (FAK) is a non-receptor kinase that plays an important role in many cellular processes: adhesion, proliferation, invasion, angiogenesis, metastasis and survival. Recently, we have shown that Roslin 2 or R2 (1-benzyl-15,3,5,7-tetraazatricyclo[3.3.1.1~3,7~]decane) compound disrupts FAK and p53 proteins, activates p53 transcriptional activity, and blocks tumor growth. In this report we performed a microarray gene expression analysis of R2-treated HCT116 p53+/+ and p53−/− cells and detected 1484 genes that were significantly up- or down-regulated (p < 0.05) in HCT116 p53+/+ cells but not in p53−/− cells. Among up-regulated genes in HCT p53+/+ cells we detected critical p53 targets: Mdm-2, Noxa-1, and RIP1. Among down-regulated genes, Met, PLK2, KIF14, BIRC2 and other genes were identified. In addition, a combination of R2 compound with M13 compound that disrupts FAK and Mmd-2 complex or R2 and Nutlin-1 that disrupts Mdm-2 and p53 decreased clonogenicity of HCT116 p53+/+

Topographical and mechanical properties of adhesive substrates provide important biological cues that affect cell spreading, migration, growth, and differentiation. The phenomenon has led to the increased use of topographically patterned and flexible substrates in studying cultured cells. However, these studies may be complicated by various limitations. For example, the effects of ligand distribution and porosity are affected by topographical features of 3D biological constructs. Similarly, many studies of mechanical cues are compounded with cellular deformation from external forces, or limited by comparative studies of separate cells on different substrates. Furthermore, understanding cell responses to mechanical input is dependent upon reliable measurements of mechanical properties. This work addresses each of these issues. To determine how substrate topography and focal adhesion kinase (FAK) affect cell shape and movement, I studied FAK-null (FAK -/-) and wild type mouse 3T3

The Peptidyl-tRNA Hydrolase 2 (PTRH2) gene codes for a highly conserved mitochondrial protein. This protein prevents the accumulation of dissociated peptidyl-tRNA, and plays an important role in regulating cell survival and death. It promotes cell survival as part of an integrin-signaling pathway for cells attached to the extracellular matrix (ECM), through interaction with focal adhesion kinase (FAK) and subsequent activation of the PI3K-AKT-NFkB pathway. It also induces Bcl-2 transcription that blocks the intrinsic mitochondrial apoptotic pathway. PTRH2 functions as a phosphoprotein that regulates NFkB and ERK signaling. In cells that have lost their attachment to the ECM through anoikos, PTRH2 promotes apoptosis. Upon loss of integrin-mediated cell attachment to the ECM, PTRH2 protein is phosphorylated, is released from the mitochondria into the cytosol, and promotes apoptosis through interactions with transcriptional regulator amino-terminal enhancer of split (AES). Defects in this protein ...

The product encoded by this gene is preferentially expressed in hematopoietic cells and belongs to the paxillin protein family. Similar to other members of this focal-adhesion-associated adaptor-protein family, it has four leucine-rich LD-motifs in the N-terminus and four LIM domains in the C-terminus. It may function in cell type-specific signaling by associating with PYK2, a member of focal adhesion kinase family. As a substrate for a tyrosine kinase in lymphoid cells, this protein may also function in, and be regulated by, tyrosine kinase activity. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants encoding distinct isoforms.[provided by RefSeq, Jan 2009 ...

Researchers from McGill University have revealed that an enzyme called the focal adhesion kinase (FAK) plays a pivotal role in the onset of breast cancer

Focal adhesion kinase and actin regulatory/binding proteins that modulate F-actin organization at the tissue barrier: Lesson from the testis.by Cheng CY, Lie PP, Wong EW, Mruk DD. MiniManuscript.

Results: Our data have shown that manipulating of the expression of CD24 in the tested cancer model cell lines resulted in a significant change in the expression level of Cten which in turn caused changes in the expression levels of ILK and FAK. Noticeable modifications to cell migration, invasion, proliferation, and colony-forming rate (all p,0.05) following CD24 manipulation have also been detected, indicating that the up-regulation of Cten, ILK and FAK expression by CD24 may reveal the mechanism via which cell functions are regulated. The up-regulation of Cten expression by CD24 was found to be due to protein stabilisation as confirmed by qPCR and CHX assy. CD24 was observed to activate AKT at Serine 473 (Ser473), rather than at the Threonine 308 (Thr308) residue, and potentially collaborate with PI3 kinase to induce the full activation of AKT. The inhibition of EGFR using a specific EGFR inhibitor, PD135053, and the stimulation of EGF using recombinant EGF in cell lines that did not harbour ...

Therefore, IL 17 derived from direct contact between FLSs from RA patients and CD4 T cells, as well as that secreted by Th17 polarized cells, can induce IL 32 expres sion in FLSs from RA patients. In both cases, IL 32 expression was arrested by IL 17 blockade. These results demonstrate that IL 17, an important cytokine in RA, has a direct role Nilotinib clinical in IL 32 expression by the FLSs of RA patients. IL 32 induced the production of IL 17 in human CD4 T cells and differentiation of Th17 cells Because IL Inhibitors,Modulators,Libraries 32 can induce inflammatory cytokines, we next assessed the IL 17 production by IL 32. To determine whether IL 32 induces IL 17 production, CD4 T cells from human PBMCs were cultured with membrane bound anti CD3 antibody to activate TCRs and the expression of IL 17 increased when was stimulated with IL 32.. CD4 T cells from healthy donors were differentiated using anti CD3, anti CD28, anti IL 4, and anti IFN g, antibodies, and IL 1b and IL 6. FACS analysis ...

Atat rk niversitesi Di Hekimli i Fak ltesinin resmi yay n organ d r. Y lda 4 kez yay mlan r.. T B TAK/ULAKB M taraf ndan dizinlenmektedir.. T rk Di Hekimli i Birli i S rekli Di Hekimli i E itim (TDB-SDE) Y ksek Kurulu Taraf ndan Kredilendirilmi tir. ISSN 1300-9044. Dergimiz ilk olarak 1986da bas lm t r, 1993 y l ndan beri d zenli olarak yay nlanmaktad r.. T rkiye At f Dizinine kay tl d r.. Anahtar kelimelerin T rkiye Bilim Terimleri (http://www.bilimterimleri.com)nden se ilmesi gerekmektedir.. ...

Atat rk niversitesi Di Hekimli i Fak ltesinin resmi yay n organ d r. Y lda 4 kez yay mlan r.. T B TAK/ULAKB M taraf ndan dizinlenmektedir.. T rk Di Hekimli i Birli i S rekli Di Hekimli i E itim (TDB-SDE) Y ksek Kurulu Taraf ndan Kredilendirilmi tir. ISSN 1300-9044. Dergimiz ilk olarak 1986da bas lm t r, 1993 y l ndan beri d zenli olarak yay nlanmaktad r.. T rkiye At f Dizinine kay tl d r.. Anahtar kelimelerin T rkiye Bilim Terimleri (http://www.bilimterimleri.com)nden se ilmesi gerekmektedir.. ...

Pages 385-388 KORKMAZ AGAOGLU O, CINAR KUL B, AKYUZ B, ELMAZ O, OZCELIK METIN M, SAATCI M, ERTUGRUL O DOI : 10.9775/kvfd.2011.5456 ...

Pages 149-154 Pancarcı ŞM, Kaçar C, Öğün M, Güngör Ö, Gürbulak K, Oral H, Karapehlivan M, Çitil M DOI : 10.9775/kvfd.2007.26-A ...

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