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FAK family kinases: The Yin and Yang of cancer cell invasiveness

Alessandro Genna, Hava Gil-Henn

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Abstract

Proline-rich tyrosine kinase 2 (PYK2, also known as Pyk2) and its closely related focal adhesion kinase (FAK) modulate cancer cell invasion by coordinating the balance between focal adhesion-mediated migration and invadopodia-dependent extracellular matrix invasion. Our recent findings present Pyk2 and FAK as novel mediators of breast cancer invasiveness and as potential targets for blocking breast cancer metastasis.

Original languageEnglish
Article numbere1449584
JournalMolecular and Cellular Oncology
Volume5
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - 4 Jul 2018

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

  1. SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
    SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being

Keywords

  • FAK
  • Pyk2
  • focal adhesions
  • invadopodia
  • invasion
  • migration

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Molecular Medicine
  • Cancer Research

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