FAK

CX3CL1 in the red bone marrow promotes renal cell carcinoma to metastasize to the spine by involving the Src-related pathway

45 views | Oct 30 2023

CX3CL1 promotes migration and invasion of renal cell carcinoma (RCC) cells, potentially facilitating RCC metastasis to the spine, through activation of the Src/FAK signaling pathway. [Read the Full Post]

PTK2B regulates immune responses of neutrophils and protects mucosal inflammation in ulcerative colitis

61 views | Oct 14 2023

Proline-rich tyrosine kinase 2B (PTK2B) plays a role in the pathogenesis of ulcerative colitis (UC) by promoting neutrophil migration and inhibiting mucosal inflammation, making it a potential therapeutic target for UC treatment. [Read the Full Post]

A phase II trial of GSK2256098 and trametinib in patients with advanced pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma

66 views | Aug 08 2023

The combination of GSK2256098 and trametinib did not show significant clinical benefit in advanced pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) patients, with short median progression-free survival and overall survival observed in the study. [Read the Full Post]

Molecular Docking, Molecular Dynamics Simulations, and Free Energy Calculation Insights into the Binding Mechanism between VS-4718 and Focal Adhesion Kinase

109 views | Jun 21 2023

This research work elucidates the binding mechanism between VS-4718 and focal adhesion kinase (FAK), providing valuable insights for optimizing the design of FAK inhibitors in cancer therapy. [Read the Full Post]

Exploring MicroRNA and Exosome Involvement in Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma Drug Response

49 views | Jun 20 2023

The study revealed that transfection of specific microRNAs enhanced the sensitivity of malignant pleural mesothelioma cells to chemotherapy and a FAK inhibitor, while also demonstrating that YM155-resistant cells showed increased exosome secretion and upregulation of drug transporter genes ABCA6 and ABCA10, which correlated with poor sensitivity to YM155. [Read the Full Post]

Inhibition of focal adhesion turnover prevents osteoblastic differentiation through β-catenin mediated transduction of pro-osteogenic substrate

41 views | Nov 26 2022

Otto J Juhl 4th et al. suggested that the observed β-catenin translocation is a result of focal adhesion turnover, providing evidence for a focal adhesion initiated, β-catenin mediated mechanism of substrate surface signal transduction. [Read the Full Post]

Spleen tyrosine kinase (SYK) inhibitor PRT062607 protects against ovariectomy-induced bone loss and breast cancer-induced bone destruction

0 views | Oct 25 2022

Gang Xie et al. suggested the potential value of PRT in managing osteolytic diseased mediated by osteoclasts. [Read the Full Post]

The Role of Syk in Inflammatory Response of Human Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Tissue

0 views | Oct 25 2022

Ryo Kanamoto et al. found an important role of Syk for IgG-dependent inflammatory response in human AAA. [Read the Full Post]

HGF-mediated elevation of ETV1 facilitates hepatocellular carcinoma metastasis through upregulating PTK2 and c-MET

47 views | Sep 25 2022

Tongyue Zhang et al. uncovered functional and prognostic roles for ETV1 in HCC and exposed a positive feedback loop of HGF-ERK1/2-ETV1-c-MET. [Read the Full Post]

Design, synthesis, and biological evaluation of potent FAK-degrading PROTACs

57 views | Sep 03 2022

Qiaohua Qin et al. found that PROTAC A13 could be useful as expand tool for studying functions of FAK in biological system and as potential therapeutic agents. [Read the Full Post]