PTK2

PTK2
Available structures
PDBOrtholog search: H0YB16 PDBe H0YB16 RCSB
Identifiers
AliasesPTK2, FADK, FAK, FAK1, FRNK, PPP1R71, p125FAK, pp125FAK, protein tyrosine kinase 2, Fak, Focal adhesion kinase, Dmel_CG10023, FAK65D, ptk2, DFAK, Fak56, DFak56, Dmel\CG10023, pFAK, CT28129, CG10023, Fak56D, DmFAK
External IDsOMIM: 600758; MGI: 95481; HomoloGene: 7314; GeneCards: PTK2; OMA:PTK2 - orthologs
Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
Entrez
Ensembl
UniProt
RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_001130409
NM_007982
NM_001358045
NM_001358046

RefSeq (protein)

NP_032008
NP_001344974
NP_001344975

Location (UCSC)Chr 2: 19.43 – 19.44 MbChr 15: 73.21 – 73.42 Mb
PubMed search[2][3]
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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.[4] 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).[5] It has been shown that when FAK was blocked, breast cancer cells became less metastatic due to decreased mobility.[6]

  1. ^ a b c GRCm38: Ensembl release 89: ENSMUSG00000022607Ensembl, May 2017
  2. ^ "Human PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  3. ^ "Mouse PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  4. ^ André E, Becker-André M (January 1993). "Expression of an N-terminally truncated form of human focal adhesion kinase in brain". Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 190 (1): 140–7. doi:10.1006/bbrc.1993.1022. PMID 8422239.
  5. ^ Blackshaw SE, Dow JK, Lackie JM (1999). The dictionary of cell and molecular biology (3rd ed.). San Diego: Academic Press. ISBN 978-0-12-432565-4.
  6. ^ Chan KT, Cortesio CL, Huttenlocher A (2009). "FAK alters invadopodia and focal adhesion composition and dynamics to regulate breast cancer invasion". The Journal of Cell Biology. 185 (2): 357–70. doi:10.1083/jcb.200809110. PMC 2700377. PMID 19364917.