Human/Mouse/Rat FAK Alexa Fluor® 647-conjugated Antibody

Applications

Please Note: Optimal dilutions should be determined by each laboratory for each application. General Protocols are available in the Technical Information section on our website.

Preparation and Storage

Background: FAK

Focal adhesion kinase 1 (FAK) is a ubiquitously expressed non-receptor protein tyrosine kinase that is concentrated in the focal adhesions that form between cells growing in the presence of extracellular matrix constituents. This cellular localization is directed by a "Focal Adhesion Targeting" (FAT) sequence, a 125 amino acid sequence at the C-terminus. FAK plays an important role in migration, cell spreading, differentiation, cytoskeleton protein phosphorylation, apoptosis and acceleration of the G1 to S phase transition of the cell cycle. It associates with several different signaling proteins such as Src-family PTKs, p130Cas, Shc, Grb2, PI 3-kinase, and paxillin. This enables FAK to function within a network of integrin-stimulated signaling pathways leading to the activation of targets such as the ERK and JNK/mitogen-activated protein kinase pathways. FAK is also linked to oncogenes at biochemical and functional levels. Increased expression and/or activity of FAK in various tumors has been correlated with enhanced migration and invasiveness of human tumor cells in addition to promoting increased cell proliferation.

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Related Research Areas

• Adhesion Molecules on Endothelial Cells
• Adhesion Molecules on VSMC
• Chemokine Receptor Intracellular Signaling
• Focal Adhesions
• GDNF Family
• Intracellular Kinases in the Akt Pathway
• Intracellular Signaling Molecules in Angiogenesis
• Kinases and Phosphatases in Endothelial Cells
• Kinases and Phosphatases in VSMC
• Mesenchymal Cells and EMT
• Platelet Signaling
• Repulsive Guidance Molecules and Receptors
• VEGF Family